First you'll have to determine what the "job" is, brake or clutch MC.
At first, I was wondering why you would even mention the brake MC. As far as I could have assumed, it could ONLY be the clutch MC as the brake MC is not even close to the pedal area. Then I remembered my 164 is RHD
So yea, on the RHD cars, the brake pedal is connected to the brake vacuum booster/MC, which is on the
passenger side, via a longggg metal bar. In case the brake MC / booster leaks on my RHD, it will be the front passenger doing the cursing, not me.
After some spirited driving in my 164S I noticed liquid on my left shoe when I exited the car. It smells and feels like hydraulic fluid, haven't crawled under dash yet but assume it is clutch master cylinder.
Steve
If the clutch MC is quite old, you are unfortunately going to have go through the full process of removing the clutch MC and replacing it.
If you would like to give the clutch MC a further chance at life, you can take the easy route and overhaul the MC while it is still mounted on the car. No need to take off wheel, fender liner, disconnect hydraulic line etc.
At least on my RHD 164, its a pretty easy job. 8/10 on the easy scale. I was able to do it in less than 30 mins.
I'm not too sure of the set-up on the LHD.
here's the thread to how I did it:
After years of owning 164 manuals I have finally had a clutch master cylinder go on me from a recent purchase, maybe I have just been lucky? What is the average life of a 164 master cylinder? Please note the 164 I have replaced the master cylinder on is a right hand drive 12 valve, after...
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