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[minipugh]

Hi all

some help needed removing the clutch master. First of all it took a while to get the bolts that hold it on grrrrrrr. now i cant pull it off as its still attached to the pin below and cant pull it up high to know that pin off.

So I need to know how i disconnect it to replace with new master pot i can't get to it.

thank you in advance Carl

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[ToM 2012]

the only way ino is to take drivers seat out for more access and get your hands up and get the pin out i also doing the same Wednesday what a nightmare to get to.

[TylerW53]

What i did was lift it as high as i could then used some long armed long nose pliers to pull ot the split pin then reached under the dash and took the pedal connecting pin out.

[minipugh]

sounds like we will all have fun thanks for fast reply

should be fun will have to borrow a friend with skinney long hands haha is it just as hard to replace the pin

[1984mini25]

replacing the pin can be just a tricky, but I'd recommend using an r clip instead of a split pin making it easier if you ever have to repeat the job in the future.

[minipugh]

replacing the pin can be just a tricky, but I'd recommend using an r clip instead of a split pin making it easier if you ever have to repeat the job in the future.

good idea

[tiger99]

Some people, having taken the seat out, put a cushion on the floor and lie on their back to do it, feet up on the rear parcel shelf, but if you try that, please do wear goggles as you don't want the pin in your eye, when it drops, as it probably will at the first attempt.

If you happen to have your driver's door off (probably not, usually!), it may be possible to raise the Mini about 4 or 5 feet if you have a hydraulic ramp or similar, and stand outside the car to do the job. Never had the facilities to do it that way, so I am not sure if it will be helpful, but anything that might make the job easier is worth considering in my opinion. The clutch and brake clevis pins are the most miserable job on a Mini in many ways.

During a restoration job on a spit, it is usual to turn the shell upright before beginning to fit the mechanical bits, and you certainly have to before fitting anything heavy, but it is probably a good idea to fit the master cylinders while it is upside down, or on its side.

You can get a tool to help insert the clevis pin, although having seen it, you could easily make your own. I generally used some stiff wire. The split pin is another matter altogether, usually fingers only, but the above suggestion of an R clip will help, you can probably use long nose bent pliers to put it in.

[1984mini25]

I’ve tended to use a pair of long nose pliers with an elastic band around the hand grips so there able to hold onto the pin, meaning one less frustration.

Edited by 1984mini25, 21 April 2013 - 09:00 PM.

[crf150]

i will try to attempt this tonight, need brake and clutch master out as i am spraying the engine bay, i guess it is the same on the brake aswell?

[tiger99]

Yes, exactly the same, but for safety's sake don't use an R clip on the brake when you replace it, only the proper split pin and washer.