On a NA Z can the clutch master cylinder be removed without removing the brake master? Its awfull squeezy in there and Ive started removing it but am having doubts it will come out without pulling other stuff off, and the service manual skips over its removal. Thanks.
should be able to Ive done it before on my TT, its a bit hard to get your hands in there but it can be done. Take the plastic resevoir part off first, gives you more access to the lower part of the cylinder.
Yes absolutely you can... ...Ive also had mine out before for overhaul. The most difficult part is not getting the pipe stuck or tangled while removing it. When I did it, I got it out a little way till I had enough access to the rod, then pushed the rod into the cylinder and tied it in place with wire, then had the fun of getting it out with the pipe still attached. Just a hint though, dont attempt this when feeling impatient or easily frustrated (but it will come out)
As Gazza says you have to be patient but it can be done I had an annoying clicking sound in my NA when I pushed my clutch in. I thought it was the in the pivital points inside the cabin so I removed the whole assembly from inside the car. To do this I had to undo the two nuts that hold the master cylinder to the fire-wall. The top nut you can get at with a bent ring spanner but I had to move some wires to the side to do this. The bottom nut you can reach with a socket with a long extension bar attached. Putting the nuts back was tricky - I found it a good idea to tape the nut to the socket with electical tape so that you could get the nut started on the thread. In the end I found that the clicking was in the master cylinder itself so I had to undo the nuts AGAIN (I got better second time around) and had to undo the feeder pipe nut with a special flare nut spanner. When working on my car I found you have to have a lot of time, patience and a really extensive set of tools. Don't be afraid of buying cheap spanners and bending them to do a specific task. Anyway hope this helps and good luck. Clive.
