90 Clutch Master Cylinder Removal - Question.

Haynes suggest that to remove the clutch master cylinder you have to remove
the pedal box and the pedal from the vehicle. On my old 2a I seem to
remember that you could wriggle the master cylinder out of the pedal box
without taking pedal or box off the bulkhead. Am I going to have to take
out the pedal box on the 90 (which makes it a much bigger job) or can it be
done just by taking the lid off the pedal box?

Thanks.

M

"Mr.Nice." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Twas Sun, 10 Oct 2004 13:01:09 +0100 when "McBad"
> <[email protected]> put finger to keyboard producing:
> It's not a big job to take the pedal box out.
> pull the trim off in the footwell, unclip the spring, 6 bolts out and
> you are away.
>
>
> Regards.
> Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)
> --

You are right. Inspection showed that there was not going to be room for
the master cylinder to come out; too close to the bulkhead. I went the
haynes route and took out the pedal and pedal box (which was still bit of a
wriggle round the brake servo and the air filter). Worst bit was getting
the trim out of the way round the footwell to get at the 6 bolts - fiddly,
especially with everything covered in the brake fluid which has been
dripping down the clutch pedal these last few weeks. Took me about 2 - 3
hours in total.

Thanks,

M.

On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 13:01:09 +0100, "McBad"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Haynes suggest that to remove the clutch master cylinder you have to remove
>the pedal box and the pedal from the vehicle. On my old 2a I seem to
>remember that you could wriggle the master cylinder out of the pedal box
>without taking pedal or box off the bulkhead. Am I going to have to take
>out the pedal box on the 90 (which makes it a much bigger job) or can it be
>done just by taking the lid off the pedal box?
>

I've just done one on my 2a and I couldn't get it out without removing
the pedal box.

Alex