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nicknak
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Posted: Sat Mar 8th, 2008 04:28 pm |
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Shouldn't fail but mend it anyway.
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paul20v
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Posted: Sat Mar 8th, 2008 02:11 pm |
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smtester wrote: "A leak in any part of a braking system" is a fail, the fluid is classed as brake fluid!! as well as clutch fluid.
but its the clutch not the brakes ,and if the reservoir cant be seen without removing covers its fine, because as testers we are not allowed to remove anything ,thats stated in the guide.
just because it says brake fluid on the bottle and you use it in a clutch does not make it a fail
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gus
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Posted: Sat Mar 8th, 2008 12:39 pm |
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Thanks for the advice, guess i'd better get it sorted then.
cheers
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smtester
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Posted: Sat Mar 8th, 2008 12:26 pm |
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| "A leak in any part of a braking system" is a fail, the fluid is classed as brake fluid!! as well as clutch fluid.
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gus
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Posted: Sat Mar 8th, 2008 12:13 pm |
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Also I'm wondering if the mot guy may fail it cause he won't be sure where the leak is/not enough time to investigate ie. the reservoir is behind the instrument panel sitting on top of the brake master cylinder which is all above the clutch cylinder/pedal. Its pretty obvious its the clutch though cause you can hear it squelch and theres no fluid above it but he might not want to know. Guess that might be pot luck  Last edited on Sat Mar 8th, 2008 12:18 pm by gus
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gus
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Posted: Sat Mar 8th, 2008 11:52 am |
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Yeah its the same source buts its designed so if the brakes leak the clutch will pack up first (which is good) and if the clutch system leaks/empties it doesn't effect the brakes at all
quote from vw forum -
"Have taken mine off in the past and the whole resouvior is for brakes and clutch but when a leak occurs in the clutch cylinder, it will only empty half way due to the fact that the clutch feed pipe is half way up the resouvior. This keeps your brakes running even if the whole clutch system explodes!"
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smtester
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Posted: Sat Mar 8th, 2008 11:21 am |
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"but its actually 2 separate compartments in one. " Do they use the same source for their fluid.
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gus
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Posted: Fri Mar 7th, 2008 07:17 pm |
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thats good to know, one more item of the list
thanks
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paul20v
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Posted: Fri Mar 7th, 2008 05:55 pm |
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hi
simple answer is no
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gus
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Posted: Fri Mar 7th, 2008 02:55 pm |
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hi, was wondering if a small drip from a clutch master cylinder fails an mot. Its on a vw camper T25 so at first glance it looks like it shares the same reservoir as the brakes but its actually 2 separate compartments in one.
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