Couple of issues-advice please

Wildcard69 said:

Ah it was the slave one that went in mine then.
Thought that in the bulk head was the brake fluid one.

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Damn costly having the slave in there if it pops - K and L series have them mounted on the outside of the gearbox

Yes and when it goes it contaminates the clutch causing it to slip.
Not good.

Brack said:

The TD4 master cylinder is on the bulkhead and can be changed independently of the slave which is inside the bell housing.

If the op's problem is the master cylinder then this is not too expensive to change and can be bled.

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And if its the slave, it'll be taking the gearbox out?

markbarnes said:

And if its the slave, it'll be taking the gearbox out?

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Yes ...are there any brake fluid drips from underneath the gearbox?

Brack said:

The TD4 master cylinder is on the bulkhead and can be changed independently of the slave which is inside the bell housing.

If the op's problem is the master cylinder then this is not too expensive to change and can be bled.

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He s not wrong , just replaced mine , due to a vibrating/squeaking noise it was making , £72 for OEM ap Lockheed part , L R part was £165 if theres no leak from the bellhousing , its worth a shot first .

I had the same clutch symptoms and cured it by changing the master cylinder on the bulkhead.

Mine cost £90 but only because I wanted it quickly and popped down to euro car parts. Same on eBay would have been £69 ish.

Simple to change too - its even possible without any tools as it just clips into place and comes pre-filled with fluid so doesn't need bleeding. Mine was a 30 minute job, 20 of which were spent splitting the pipe union thing.

Definitely worth a shot before hauling the gearbox out...

Hehe this made me laugh