The MINI Club of Ireland

Hi,

I recently bought myself a lovely 97 mini cooper (jap import) and have found that i can barely put her in gear anymore and that the clutch pedal has gone rather soft. I made some inquiries and it looks like the slave cylinder for the clutch hydraulics maybe gone.

I was wondering an i on the right track and also where is the slave cylinder located? Iv found the master cylinder ( kinda right at the back under the left screen wash nipple) but cant trace the pipes to the slave.

Also is this a big job? And can anyone give me any tips on doing it?

Thanx in advance

Slave cyl is under the brake servo on the clutch housing , its mounted at about 45 degrees and is held on with 2 bolts , make sure it is the slave cyl is faulty before you go to replace it , you should check if the master cyl is full of fluid and then 'bleed' the air from the slave cyl by 'pumping ' up the pedal and while held down opening the bleed nipple on the slave cyl , its a bit tricky especially on Jap minis as there is very little room with aircon rad etc but you will get it with patience .
G

Nice one... Got sorted. I just bled her a bit, turns out there was air in the system. Shes running great now. Just wondering how the air got in the system in the first place.