don cook1 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Its the clutch one. I had a spillage of fluid here and have just cleaned it all up and painted the damage. Cylinders are both back on but there is very little room to fit the rubber dust covers; the ones that go over the clevis pins.Is there a magic way of doing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Mine are off for a long time now because i had leaks .. But i always put them in hot water first before installing them.It's still a bit of a pain :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paudman Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 It needs someone above to push them down while you lean into the footwell and snap the lip into place around the aperture. Difficult to do on your own... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 The easy way is , drop them in a bowl of hot water, fish out when ready(pliable), push the boot down and back so the slotting drops into the bulkhead at the rear,then lower down and just use a flat screwdriver or similar pushing the lower lip of slot down and follow all way around until seated Some are badly moulded and have a curve in them not allowing the LH or RH to seat properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don cook1 Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 OK Cheers. I'm fitting a clutch Master Cylinder repair kit, once that's done I'll put both boots into hot water. Looks a pig to do given all the brackets in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 There are several different manufacturers of the master cylinder boots. There are some particularly shiny ones which are extremely inflexible, others have a duller finish and will conform to heat a lot more easily.Cheers,Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don cook1 Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 Ahhh...mine are a bit shiny. Might try to pop the whole thing down and as I pull it back up slide a hook under the uppermost lip. Oh well, the repair kit should arrive today then I'll have a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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