Blown clutch master.

Bludge · Post by **Bludge** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:33 pm

Let me just start by saying: Bloody bloody, stupid pissing muffin car!

My clutch master seems to have blown its seals, again.

it was less then a year ago that i replaced it. i cant remember if it was a new one i replaced it with.

Is there likely to be something causing this? or am i just unlucky?

bit of luck with finding we stock them at work though, so hoping it will be cheap on my staff account and i can get it done tomorrow evening.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:35 pm

check the pushrod is it straight?

Bludge · Post by **Bludge** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:47 pm

will have a look when i change it tomorrow. what would cause the pushrod not to be straight? something on the pedal side?

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:48 pm

possibly it will be either a bad master cylinder, bad seals or the pushrod putting too much stress on the seals

Bludge · Post by **Bludge** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:53 pm

Just found my thread on replacing it the first time and it says i paid 65 quid for it on ebay, must have been new. maybe poor quality.

Would there be any indicator of the pushrod stressing the seals too much?

Post by **DaveyBa8** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:57 pm

How do you know it's the master? Is it leaking? Have you checked the slave?

Bludge · Post by **Bludge** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:09 pm

the slave looks fine, its hard to tell with the master as it leaked before so all the paint is knackered underneath, but it felt a bit wet. and exactly the same symptoms as last time. lots of travel in the pedal and clutch resevoir is empty.

Post by **DaveyBa8** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:35 pm

Ah I see well looks like it then, weird it should go so quickly.

Bludge · Post by **Bludge** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:41 pm

Yeah, if it had been a second hand one then i could understand it, maybe it had been sitting around unused for years and the seals went brittle. but if it was new? thats less the 12 months use.

I think the ones at work are pagid so will hopefully last better, or as least come with a warrenty!

Post by **vanzep** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:47 pm

I had a leak from my clutch mc a few months ago but no problems since - i did buy a new mc from the motorfactors and it cost about £54 and is made by LPR - their part number 2560. Ive still got it here but mc hasnt leaked since so fingers crossed it will stay in the box for a while longer.