Clutch master cylinder removal - Clevis pin....

[jimbouk]

I need to repair my mk1 clutch master cylinder and I not having much success in removing the clevis pin / split pin to remove the cylinder from the clutch pedal... It's so inaccessible...

Hoping there might be some secret to it?

[allgearnoidea]

Haha, take your seat out and lie on your back with your legs on the rear seats and a head torch on! not the most comfortable position in the world specially when your 6'4 and have a full roll cage! i spent 2 hours in the same position today replacing my clutch/brake pedals, did that no probs, it was trying get the brake switch to mount/work properly because it was the incorrect type that was the problem! anyway, my pedals are connected to the masters with a 13mm nut and bolt, using a ring spanner and a ratchet ring spanner works for me! hope this helps...

[haynes]

Long time since i had to do this but seem to remember this containing useful advice

http://www.ime.org.uk/ime/c/clevis_pin_removal.htm...

[Cooperman]

Although it beomes easier the more times you do the job, it is never really easy.
It's a case of perseverence really, plus long-nose pliars.
When replacing, use and R-pin instead of a split pin. It's much easier.

[LS6wetdream]

Cooperman said:

Although it beomes easier the more times you do the job, it is never really easy.
It's a case of perseverence really, plus long-nose pliars.
When replacing, use and R-pin instead of a split pin. It's much easier.

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[Jon Brown]

Took me two minutes to do mine the first time - think i was lucky

I just laid across the middle of the car with legs poking out the door, you have to be slim to this though.

[Cooperman]

It's when ypou pull the pin out, it slips out of the pliars grip and rolls along the enclosed box-section of the bulkhead that is becomes a real nuisance. If you got a couple of spare pins that then helps.
I can just get onto the pins, but some people take the seat out and lay on their back with a 'head-light' on their head.

[jimbouk]

Thanks for the suggestions....

Removed the seat and eventually got the split pin out with the aid of a drill....

Next challenge is the Clevis pin itself it set solid. No end of levering seems to budge it . Currently soaking in wd40....

Any ideas?

You maybe amused to learn that I managed to remove the brake split and Clevis without too much difficulty, shame as I was meaning to do the clutch! Perils of being upside down!

[guru_1071]

at worse case you have to remove the coloum, unbolt the pedal box and hack through the bases of the master cylinders with a 9" angle grinder, then pull the entire pedal box and the 'stumps' of the masters through the bulkhead - grrr!!!

ive also had to use a cutting torch to nibble away at the ends of pedals in an attempt to free the pins

when those boys are rusty, they aint moving!

[allgearnoidea]

jimbouk said:

Thanks for the suggestions....

Removed the seat and eventually got the split pin out with the aid of a drill....

Next challenge is the Clevis pin itself it set solid. No end of levering seems to budge it . Currently soaking in wd40....

Any ideas?

You maybe amused to learn that I managed to remove the brake split and Clevis without too much difficulty, shame as I was meaning to do the clutch! Perils of being upside down!

Bet theres been some colourful language, rising out of that footwell!!

[guru_1071]

jimbouk said:

You maybe amused to learn that I managed to remove the brake split and Clevis without too much difficulty, shame as I was meaning to do the clutch! Perils of being upside down!

opps!

it may be worth removing the brake master (now you removed the pin...) this will give you more access to the clutch clevis - either to try and whack it with a drift - or better, to get a blow torch on it to try and get some heat into the pin and the pedal - obviously have some one inside to watch that the heat is going where you want it.

ive had to do this a couple of times and it works well

[BugeyeandMini]

I got the clutch clevis pin out on my Mini after a while but it was a job. The brake was a different story. No matter how hard I tried I just couldn't get a fix on it. So I googled my problem and came up with PistonHeads. The link that "Haynes" supplied was a life save. A whole new approach. I'll be in the UK later on this year. I owe you a Pint.

Regards

Terry

Bugeyes, Frogeyes, and Mini's

[guru_1071]

BugeyeandMini said:

. I owe you a Pint.

thats the power of pistonheads!!

glad we where able to help!!!

[jimbouk]

This has reminded me that I still have not fixed mine...... Gave up and pushed it back into the garage. Maybe next year

[camelotr]

"When replacing, use and R-pin instead of a split pin."

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