Espace mastercylinder mod?

hartcjhart

Hi has anyone done/had done a modification on the renault espace clutch master cylinder,as in inserting a bleed nipple(similar) so that it stops it being a sealed use once system?

also anyone know of any 'pattern' part throttle cables to save buying from the robbing sods

TIA

Technical_Dave

Are you sure you don't mean the slave cylinder? I've never come across a master cylinder with a bleed nipple.

Ask you local motor factors / euro car parts / gsf / eBay about throttle cables.

hartcjhart

Technical_Dave wrote: »

Are you sure you don't mean the slave cylinder? I've never come across a master cylinder with a bleed nipple.

Ask you local motor factors / euro car parts / gsf / eBay about throttle cables.

sorry yep thats what I meant,typing to fast for brain!,

so that we cain 'bleed' the system,renault of course want an arm and leg for the whole system

forgotmyname

Puzzled. How do you fit a slave that you cannot bleed?

Not seen any issues with fitting these. But thats probably not surprising when the renault forums call the master cylinder a slave??

hartcjhart

forgotmyname wrote: »

Puzzled. How do you fit a slave that you cannot bleed?

Not seen any issues with fitting these. But thats probably not surprising when the renault forums call the master cylinder a slave??

yep renault have cunningly devised a hydraulic clutch system that you cannot bleed,
need to know if it is poss/been done, where you fit a bleed nipple somwhere in the system

Technical_Dave

I've also never heard of a non-bleedable hydraulic system. How do you ever get the air out?

Anyway, I see no reason why you shouldn't be able to drill the slave and fit a bleed nipple. Just make sure you drill into the chamber at a point the piston never reaches, and try to get the hole as close to the top (when fitted) as possible - air likes to go up. If you had a scrap slave kicking about (or find one at the scrappy) you could take it apart and work out the best position for the bleed nipple.

vaio

I seem to remember our Iveco van uses the same system (think it's Renult parts too) New item comes as one bit, master, slave & pipe all filled with fluid and strapped up to stop pistons moving.

You fit it as one assembly (easy, it just clips into place) cut the strap and away to go

forgotmyname

When you attach the pipe it will have air in it though, wont it?

I have never managed to separate 2 pipes and not let air in.

red_eye

forgotmyname wrote: »

When you attach the pipe it will have air in it though, wont it?

I have never managed to separate 2 pipes and not let air in.

not if it is a complete part probably assembled in a bath of fluid.

surely there is a modified part available check eurocapparts

forgotmyname

How do you fit remove and fit a clutch slave/pipework in a bath of fluid though?

Puzzled by this one.

hartcjhart

vaio wrote: »

I seem to remember our Iveco van uses the same system (think it's Renult parts too) New item comes as one bit, master, slave & pipe all filled with fluid and strapped up to stop pistons moving.

You fit it as one assembly (easy, it just clips into place) cut the strap and away to go

yep cunning bug6ers at renault

FMN ,yep I dont know exactly how it works but it does,they have basically designed a 'use once' system