Fiesta Help!

[m20b25]

Howdy all

I'm in a spot of bother with a Fiesta... This forum is far more helpful than dedicated Ford forums!

I need advice on the clutch cylinder in the gearbox... I have a 1997 Fiesta 1.25. It has a hydraulic clutch (similar to Fiats) however this is a sealed unit from what I can see... I took another one apart and it leaked fluid everywhere!

What I need to know:

Is there a way to remove the pipe without losing fluid? As my gearbox is thrashed, I have one lined up to go into it but don't want to risk losing fluid.

Thank you for any help or advice!

 

[dronenrs]

i think you will lose some fluid. best bet is to clamp as close to the cylinder as possible.

 

[m20b25]

After a lot of pawing around I found out:

Its hydraulic
Its operated by the brake fluid
Its sealed in the box and a misery to change
It can be bled by the nipple beside the servo

For future reference I could add the stuff I'm finding out as I go along in this thread

 

[m20b25]

Ok I have some material I had to learn myself but others may find useful if looking info on these Fiestas

The mk4 was available with 2 different ib5 gearboxes: One with a conventional reverse switch and one with a "multi functional switch"

Multi function switch (brown part with metal surround at bottom of box)

And conventional reverse switch on later models

(I will get my own images later )

I had the first one in my car. The box needed replacing due to a worn output shaft, common ib5 problem. I got another box, the later one. The multi functional switch won't fit as there is no hole for it in the new box. The box is a straight swap and works perfect. You will have no reverse unless you get the plug and wire it up yourself to the switch

Gearboxes are sealed however they take 75w 90 synth, hold 2.8 litres and can be filled through the breather beside the gearbox mount