Technical Tipo 1.4ie clutch

[pete61068]

Hello,

I have come here in search of some technical advice...

My clutch on my 1993 Tipo 14.ie seems to have become unattached.... You can push the pedal to the floor and it stays there and you then have to lift it by hand to make it come back up again.... and when it is pushed to the floor it has no effect.

I have had a good look under the bonnet and had someone keep moving the clutch pedal up and down and can't see anything moving.... I am so far led to believe that it has a hydraulic clutch.

I wonder if anyone could point me in the right direction of what could be done to fix it, if it's a reasonably easy job to do or what I could expect to pay for such a repair?

Any advice or info would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,

Pete

 

[Trancendental]

Usually the Hydraulic Slave Cylinder (underneath the battery tray) might be the master Cylinder, have them both replaced does not cost much at all

I think if the Master dies the Brakes might not work either, I'm not sure wait till a pro gets home

 

[pete61068]

Thanks for the info.....

Found the slave cylinder under the battery shelf and it cretainly does look leaky.

Only problem is... I have undone the pipe into the cylinder and bent the clip on the left hand side (the one which holds the cylinder in place). it now looks like the cylinder should slide out backwards, but something else is stopping it from doing so. Is there a circlip somewhere hidden from view? I've spent about 2 hours banging and pushing and pulling and it's still not budging. Maybe there's a special nack?

Off to try to buy a cylinder in the meantime.... Best price so far on Ebay is 40 pounds total for a new one.

Thanks for any help,

Pete

 

[Trancendental]

I honestly can't remember where my one was purchased but I remember it not costing too much, I checked the Original replacement price and its £80

I watched a mate fix my one in my driveway but it was a long time ago and can't remember what tools he used to take it off.

 

[pete61068]

Re: Tipo 1.4ie clutch. All sorted

Hi All,

Thanks for the help.... just in case anyone else has the same problem with their Tipo hydraulic clutch cylinder (circlip type), go about it like this;

Take off the battery tray by undoing 4 bolts
Locate the Slave cylinder underneath the battery tray which is fitted into a hefty steel bracket. Don't try to remove the cylinder yet.... instead, remove the bracket which holds the cylinder. This is done by first removing the bolt on the top of the bracket which holds it onto the engine, then remove the other two bolts which are difficult to undo, but the hardest one (nearest the front of the car) can be reached underneath the wheel-arch.
Now undo the pipe which goes into the cylinder and put something underneath the pipe in case there is any fluid left in the pipe. Now you should have the cylinder and bracket free from the car and you must now bend back a metal tab holding the cylinder into the bracket and remove a circlip from the actuator side of the cylinder.
Go to a main fiat dealer (Halfords only supply the version which is bolted on, not the circlip type) and buy a new cylinder... I paid 23.54 +VAT pounds for one from SLM near Hastings. (You can get them from Ebay if you want to for about 30 + delivery.
Fit the new one in reverse of taking it off, but before putting in the battery tray, undo the brass bleed nipple on the new cylinder just a small amount and get someone to press down on the clutch (Making sure there is a lot of liquid in the brake fluid reservoir first) when the liquid squirts out of the nipple, make your assistant hold the clutch down and then tighten the nipple when you are sure all the air has gone out of the cylinder. Put the battery back on and it's done.... Takes about 3 hours to do.

Pete

 

[Trancendental]

Did it fix your problem? My mate only took 1 hour but then again he is a mechanic.

 

[pete61068]

Yep,

It's all sorted since doing that.

If I had to do it again... I reckon I could do it in about 59 minutes.

Pete

 

[Trancendental]

I reckon I could do it in about 59 minutes.

Pete

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