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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: paul and sam on April 23, 2007, 12:07:55

Title: woe is me
Post by: paul and sam on April 23, 2007, 12:07:55

my son has left me his disco to do a few jobs for him while he is away says the clutch is a bit iffy. on closer inspection the clutch fluid is muddy brown so changed it. on doing this i noticed that as i opend the bleed nipple on the slave cylinder fluid driped out and when you try to bleed the system the pedal drops to the floor as it should but then the resivior drops fluid and it continues to bleed out of the nipple. does anyone know if this is right or is it the master cylinder [!Expletive Deleted!]! any help would be thankfully recived ..

Title: woe is me
Post by: Les Henson on April 23, 2007, 12:16:38

If you don't close the bleed nipple, fluid will self-syphon out of the system if the pedal is in the up position.


Les.

Title: woe is me
Post by: paul and sam on April 23, 2007, 12:18:30

it happens if the pedel is in the up or down position

Title: woe is me
Post by: Lord Shagg-Pyle on April 23, 2007, 15:43:01

Sounds like a seal has been blown (reminds me of a rude joke about eskimo mechanics, but I won't go there! :wink: ) in the master cylinder. It may be as easy to change the whole lump than bu**er about changing the seals.
From what I recall they aren't expensive as Landy bits go.

Title: woe is me
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 24, 2007, 00:28:27

Slave cylinder £10 master cylinder £27 :shock:  from memory

Title: woe is me
Post by: paul and sam on April 25, 2007, 13:57:19

thanks guys i have orderd a replacement master cylinder to replace the old one i think that the seals have gone works out as thirty five pounds so not to bad  :(blackeye):