Clutch Master Cylinder DIY?
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 246
Likes: 12
From: Federal Way Wa
Clutch Master Cylinder DIY?
Hello all,
I recently found a quite large puddle of clutch fluid underneath my Z06 and determined I need to replace the clutch master cylinder or the reservoir line. I was wondering if anyone knows of a DIY rundown of how to replace these parts? If so can you please direct me to it?
Cheers!
I recently found a quite large puddle of clutch fluid underneath my Z06 and determined I need to replace the clutch master cylinder or the reservoir line. I was wondering if anyone knows of a DIY rundown of how to replace these parts? If so can you please direct me to it?
Cheers!
Pro
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 624
Likes: 131
1. Remove back half of car
2. Replace slave cylinder
3. Install back half of car.
It is a lot of work. If you have the tools and a lift (not required but helps) and the time you can DIY it, but it isn't recommended. You essentially have to remove everything after the engine.
2. Replace slave cylinder
3. Install back half of car.
It is a lot of work. If you have the tools and a lift (not required but helps) and the time you can DIY it, but it isn't recommended. You essentially have to remove everything after the engine.
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 246
Likes: 12
From: Federal Way Wa
1. Remove back half of car
2. Replace slave cylinder
3. Install back half of car.
It is a lot of work. If you have the tools and a lift (not required but helps) and the time you can DIY it, but it isn't recommended. You essentially have to remove everything after the engine.
2. Replace slave cylinder
3. Install back half of car.
It is a lot of work. If you have the tools and a lift (not required but helps) and the time you can DIY it, but it isn't recommended. You essentially have to remove everything after the engine.
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 129
Likes: 11
From: Treasure Coast Florida
Hello all,
I recently found a quite large puddle of clutch fluid underneath my Z06 and determined I need to replace the clutch master cylinder or the reservoir line. I was wondering if anyone knows of a DIY rundown of how to replace these parts? If so can you please direct me to it?
Cheers!
I recently found a quite large puddle of clutch fluid underneath my Z06 and determined I need to replace the clutch master cylinder or the reservoir line. I was wondering if anyone knows of a DIY rundown of how to replace these parts? If so can you please direct me to it?
Cheers!
Drifting
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 1,547
Likes: 210
From: Huntersville, NC
Since the MC reservoir looks a lot like a C6, i suspect the plumbing is similar too. There may be 3 locations to QD that fitting. The middle one on the fattest part of the connection is the one to disconnect. On a C6 there is a wire clip shaped like the clips that held door handles on '60's GM cars. Once you release this QD by pulling this clip, immediately put that little friggin' clip back in the slot exactly as you removed it. When you push them together on reconnect, the fitting will "cam" the spring upon seating and lock.
You might get away with out bleeding the system, but if the slave is the leaker, then Subie is right, you are in for a long job If you have hands like a spider you might be able to bleed the clutch. The slave bolts to the Torque tube right where it mates to the bellhousing. At the least you will have to drop the mid-pipe and torque tube tunnel cover to get at it.
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 246
Likes: 12
From: Federal Way Wa
For anyone out there still fallowing this. The issue was a hole in the line running from the master cylinder and clutch housing. A trusted shop I have used for 20 years quoted 13 hours, and the dealer quitted 18 hours. So, $2k to replace a small hose.
In the typical GM fusion, great idea horribly executed.
In the typical GM fusion, great idea horribly executed.
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 246
Likes: 12
From: Federal Way Wa
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 246
Likes: 12
From: Federal Way Wa