Just removed the same type of clutch master from my Opel Meriva. Took me about half an hour...... In order of removal.... 1. Wiper blades 2. Top plastic dust cover windscreen 3. Front cover firewall engin side 4. Air filter thick pipe to gain better access to cylinder. 5. Remove surclip from cylinder pipe 6. Remove pipe running from reservoir to master cylinder 7. Go inside car and remove nuts holding cylinder at clutch pedal behind steering column 8. Use long nose plier and small falt screw driver to remove plastic clip from pedal. 9. Remove clutch Master cylinder 10. Reinstall new CMC in reverse order (don't forget to bence bleed CMC before reinstall otherwise you have trouble bleeding once on car) Removal should take about 30-45 minutes if you have the right tools 13mm - wiper blades 8mm - plastic covers below windshield 13mm - CMC nuts at pedal Long nose plier to remove clip at pedal Small flat screw driver for clip holding pipe coming from Master to Slave at gearbox Bleed two persons.....3 pumps then Press pedal down.... open bleedscrew....close again....release pedal..... Repeat........ NB * wait 2 or 3 minutes between bleeds to allow fluid to run into CMC
@@babelonchabalala1690 I completed the task from your list , the only trouble I had was removing the clip , I just hacksawed the old rod and with it folded down it allowed more compression of the clip and it popped straight out 👍🏻👍🏻thx again
excellent step by step guide for removing pipes and the white clip, problem with reading manuals, they usually tell you when you need to remove a clip ( which in most cases is common sense ) but what the manuals fail to explain is how you remove the clip, plastic clips / metal clips come in all shapes and sizes and each have a particular way to remove them, so when tackling what appears to be a i/2 hour job it turns out to be an all day job.
very helpful. I am doing mine tomorrow on vauxhall combi 1.3cdti, the plastic rod has broken just after the white plastic clip. I have already got the white clip out thank you, your advice meant it was easy to do. Will try a bit of fairy liquid on replacement white clip.
Yep cheers for this I'm a fitter and even this did my head in. Along with standing on my head no fitter likes working on the pedals upside down sweating ya nuts off ! Much appreciated.
It's a pain, but I found using a small cable tie wrap worked a treat for me because it locks in place so no need to squeeze constantly. I only thought of it after trying different mothods then it dawned on me to use a cable tie, done in seconds after that. Hope that helps someone.
How did you manage to get the ca le tie on, I tried and it just slipped off and tightened around the pedal which flicked up and smacked me in the mouth. I have watched a few videos showing this fix but not one actually show the install of that ridiculously hard to fit white clip
Just took the master cylinder out of a astra J (nightmare) you have to disconnect everything from inside the engine side from the master cylinder (all fluid pipes) Go in the car and take the two 13mm bolts off, then most important part is to fully press the clutch pedal so its against the bulk (touching the carpet of the car) This is the only way you can fully press the white clips in enough to release it from the pedal, one finger either side (both Hands) push the clips in and wiggle and push in the direction of the clips, or pedal, so the pedal is down you push the white clips up if that makes sense. (in the direction it went in) in the video, thats what he was trying to explain, GOOD LUCK
Also a tip when you come to press the master cylinder back into the plastic housing where it connects to the pipe that goes to the block where all the brake pipes are you will struggle to push the fitting in as the new o ring on the master cylinder is way tight, use the old one off the master cylinder your replacing and pop the clip on, way much easier believe me I couldn't get the new one in and I tried everything. Use old o ring it be fine and will save you so much trouble.
Astra H 2007 1.7CDTI owner here. Just took the damn thing out. But mine didn't have a white clip. It had a metal bolt running through the pedal stem that was secured with a metal clip.
I done this job last week on my Astra j, what a pig this white clip was, the easiest way I found was to get zip ties on the clips and pull them as tight as you can then rip the clutch pedal up, jobs a good one
trust me white clip is easy bit, how do you get the master cylinder out of the car, rermove steering column, air bag be carefull these can be lethal- follow procedure to deactivate air bag, remove foot pedal, this is one of the most awkward difficult jobs I have ever attempted, and just about the most badly designed piece of engineering i have ever come across.
Yes need to drop steering column as there is one bolt hiding behind. Also take note on pedal where clip connects to there is a black metal clip on the pedal. If that pops off be sure to replace it back or else you will not get enough pressure on cylinder as white clip rocks back and forth on the pedal housing
I hope you managed to get the clip back in, if so how did you manage it, taking it all out and replacing was easy, but I have spent hours trying to get the clip back in with no lick
I've owned 11 vehicles in my life. worked extensively on each of them, and the Vauxhall Meriva has been the worst for DIY by far. Nothing but nothing is simple to replace on this car. There's never any room to work in, and the various methods used to attach one component to another seem designed to baffle and frustrate.
Get a Gunsons Elzibleed kit, £20 or so, runs off your tyre (make sure tyre is delflated to under 18PSI. Very easy to use. Fill the filler bottle up, attach suitable cap to the actual fluid reservoir on the car (make sure it's tight). Stick one of the additional tube pipes onto the bleed nipple, put end of tube into a decent sized clear bottle, uncrack the bleed nipple until a steady flow of fluid comes. Once no air bubble visible give it a few more seconds then tighen the bleed nipple and immediately release the tyre pressure valve fitting so as not to put too much pressure on the system.
Don't want to discourage anyone, but get the tool please. It's 30 quids, you may need it again, or sell if you dont want. It gets the job done in seconds. No need for sweating efforts and injury/damage etc. Save yourself and get that tool, it's specially made for this tragedy. Unless you couldn't afford it, look for alternatives, but if you could afford, just get the tool please.
I bought master cylinder pliers, cost £35 and they just slipped of the clip, what a waste of money they were.......oh and clip still not in hahaha Maybe i got the wrong tool, any advise would be great
Just removed the same type of clutch master from my Opel Meriva. Took me about half an hour...... In order of removal....
1. Wiper blades
2. Top plastic dust cover windscreen
3. Front cover firewall engin side
4. Air filter thick pipe to gain better access to cylinder.
5. Remove surclip from cylinder pipe
6. Remove pipe running from reservoir to master cylinder
7. Go inside car and remove nuts holding cylinder at clutch pedal behind steering column
8. Use long nose plier and small falt screw driver to remove plastic clip from pedal.
9. Remove clutch Master cylinder
10. Reinstall new CMC in reverse order (don't forget to bence bleed CMC before reinstall otherwise you have trouble bleeding once on car)
Removal should take about 30-45 minutes if you have the right tools
13mm - wiper blades
8mm - plastic covers below windshield
13mm - CMC nuts at pedal
Long nose plier to remove clip at pedal
Small flat screw driver for clip holding pipe coming from Master to Slave at gearbox
Bleed two persons.....3 pumps then Press pedal down.... open bleedscrew....close again....release pedal..... Repeat........
NB * wait 2 or 3 minutes between bleeds to allow fluid to run into CMC
Thx man ! You should make vids this vid is crap
@@festeringfesterer lol i dont have that car anymore. ...ACCIDENT WRITE OFF.... Have a diesel golf now....but willing to help explain where i can
@@babelonchabalala1690 I completed the task from your list , the only trouble I had was removing the clip , I just hacksawed the old rod and with it folded down it allowed more compression of the clip and it popped straight out 👍🏻👍🏻thx again
how do i remove 1 -> 4
I have an astra j gtc, and can't find any nut, I guess they are covered.
For the victims of this job IS THE CLUTCH FLUID THE SAME AS BRAKE FLUID?
excellent step by step guide for removing pipes and the white clip, problem with reading manuals, they usually tell you when you need to remove a clip ( which in most cases is common sense ) but what the manuals fail to explain is how you remove the clip, plastic clips / metal clips come in all shapes and sizes and each have a particular way to remove them, so when tackling what appears to be a i/2 hour job it turns out to be an all day job.
Is there a repair manual? where can I get it? I have an Astra J GTC 1.4T 2014
Agreed
very helpful. I am doing mine tomorrow on vauxhall combi 1.3cdti, the plastic rod has broken just after the white plastic clip. I have already got the white clip out thank you, your advice meant it was easy to do. Will try a bit of fairy liquid on replacement white clip.
You’re a star man. I’ve one on order and hope to do it next weekend. Would not have had a clue about that and would of been saying a lot of bad words.
Yep cheers for this I'm a fitter and even this did my head in. Along with standing on my head no fitter likes working on the pedals upside down sweating ya nuts off ! Much appreciated.
It's a pain, but I found using a small cable tie wrap worked a treat for me because it locks in place so no need to squeeze constantly. I only thought of it after trying different mothods then it dawned on me to use a cable tie, done in seconds after that. Hope that helps someone.
How did you manage to get the ca le tie on, I tried and it just slipped off and tightened around the pedal which flicked up and smacked me in the mouth.
I have watched a few videos showing this fix but not one actually show the install of that ridiculously hard to fit white clip
Just took the master cylinder out of a astra J (nightmare) you have to disconnect everything from inside the engine side from the master cylinder (all fluid pipes) Go in the car and take the two 13mm bolts off, then most important part is to fully press the clutch pedal so its against the bulk (touching the carpet of the car)
This is the only way you can fully press the white clips in enough to release it from the pedal, one finger either side (both Hands) push the clips in and wiggle and push in the direction of the clips, or pedal, so the pedal is down you push the white clips up if that makes sense. (in the direction it went in) in the video, thats what he was trying to explain, GOOD LUCK
Also a tip when you come to press the master cylinder back into the plastic housing where it connects to the pipe that goes to the block where all the brake pipes are you will struggle to push the fitting in as the new o ring on the master cylinder is way tight, use the old one off the master cylinder your replacing and pop the clip on, way much easier believe me I couldn't get the new one in and I tried everything. Use old o ring it be fine and will save you so much trouble.
hi...thanks for the help....removing my master cylinder this weekend...found your video very help...thanks from south africa
Astra H 2007 1.7CDTI owner here. Just took the damn thing out. But mine didn't have a white clip. It had a metal bolt running through the pedal stem that was secured with a metal clip.
I popped out the ball joint from the plastic clip, then I removed the clip. Made it alot easier.
Thank you i have been looking for ages as this is the same setup on a VW golf 2006. What a pain in the bottom it is. I will go and try your method....
Brilliant absolutely brilliant... dude you rule... can't fank you enough...
Best explication…love you!!!!!
That is very interesting but how do you get the actual master cylinder out of the car?
I done this job last week on my Astra j, what a pig this white clip was, the easiest way I found was to get zip ties on the clips and pull them as tight as you can then rip the clutch pedal up, jobs a good one
trust me white clip is easy bit, how do you get the master cylinder out of the car, rermove steering column, air bag be carefull these can be lethal- follow procedure to deactivate air bag, remove foot pedal, this is one of the most awkward difficult jobs I have ever attempted, and just about the most badly designed piece of engineering i have ever come across.
They make them round now,you dont need to turn to unclip
top lad ... just about to embark on said removal..will toast you once its off:)
Good video. Short and effective. Thank you.
Cheers pal I'm just doing it now on my insignia
How do you disconnect the feed hose from the reservoir or the master cylinder end? Thanks
Guy. You saved the day with that. Thank you very much.😁😁😁
Thanks for the vid anyone had an issue with the new cylinder being very difficult to press? I'm not sure what's going on with it
How did you get the cylider from under the pedal plate? Some say to remove the steering colum???? Thanks for your video but i need help.
Yes need to drop steering column as there is one bolt hiding behind. Also take note on pedal where clip connects to there is a black metal clip on the pedal. If that pops off be sure to replace it back or else you will not get enough pressure on cylinder as white clip rocks back and forth on the pedal housing
Brilliant. Thanks. Just about to replace master cylinder. (Snapped connecting rod I think).
Same happened to mine
Waiting for part then sorting it...
Any tips
Also took us around 3 hours 😂😂 now have to fit the clip back on the new cylinder
I hope you managed to get the clip back in, if so how did you manage it, taking it all out and replacing was easy, but I have spent hours trying to get the clip back in with no lick
@@darkphoenix6811 the white clip?
Hi what was your issues/problems with the clutch pedal. And replacement of the clutch master cylinder fixed the problem? Thanks
How the hell did you get it out???!!! Struggling for hour just can't get it out
What does this part actually do lol my vectra c clutch pedal is not working as I’ve no clutch pedal working if you can help thanks
Thanks for the useful video I need to change it on my Vauxhall astra j.
You changed that cylinder in astra j? I have the same problem. Squiking noise. I havw absolutely no idea how can I change.
Hello. Como puedo saber si esta bien o no antes de montarla
How did u take take pedals out pls
Brilliant thanks you Sir 👍
Great info thank you
I've owned 11 vehicles in my life. worked extensively on each of them, and the Vauxhall Meriva has been the worst for DIY by far. Nothing but nothing is simple to replace on this car. There's never any room to work in, and the various methods used to attach one component to another seem designed to baffle and frustrate.
Thank you so much my friend
How do you bleed it?
Get a Gunsons Elzibleed kit, £20 or so, runs off your tyre (make sure tyre is delflated to under 18PSI. Very easy to use. Fill the filler bottle up, attach suitable cap to the actual fluid reservoir on the car (make sure it's tight). Stick one of the additional tube pipes onto the bleed nipple, put end of tube into a decent sized clear bottle, uncrack the bleed nipple until a steady flow of fluid comes. Once no air bubble visible give it a few more seconds then tighen the bleed nipple and immediately release the tyre pressure valve fitting so as not to put too much pressure on the system.
Don't want to discourage anyone, but get the tool please.
It's 30 quids, you may need it again, or sell if you dont want.
It gets the job done in seconds.
No need for sweating efforts and injury/damage etc.
Save yourself and get that tool, it's specially made for this tragedy.
Unless you couldn't afford it, look for alternatives, but if you could afford, just get the tool please.
I bought master cylinder pliers, cost £35 and they just slipped of the clip, what a waste of money they were.......oh and clip still not in hahaha
Maybe i got the wrong tool, any advise would be great
Superb video.
no helpful .....how you took out that is important? show it !!
Worst cars on the planet. Cheers.