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Slave cylinder - worth fixing?

  • 18-05-2020 2:07pm
    #1
    barry181091
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    I have had a '09 1.6 Diesel Fiat Bravo for two years now.

    In that time I have replaced two rear wheel bearings, one leaky rear brake caliper, four brake discs, pads, tyres, two front anti-roll bars, various filters, a broken coil spring, new battery, a radio aerial and a cracked windscreen :o The other issues are the odd scratch and a considerably grubby interior headliner.

    I've done about 52k km on it and its at roughly 230k.

    Now it appears my slave cylinder is leaking and can hold no more pressure. I don't 100% know it's the slave yet but that is the presumption. (Brake fluid leaking somewhere, clutch engaged and pedal on the floor)

    Unfortunately my Bravo has a concentric slave cylinder, so a big job to get to.

    Is it worth it to go any further with the car? Only thing I can think to do is fix it and sell it. I can't imagine I would get much now considering it's not running.


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  • #2
    barry181091
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    I have been quoted 700-800 by two places for changing it and the clutch. Hardly worth it I think!


  • #3
    Tea drinker
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    slave is usually handy enough and cheap enough. Why is the clutch being replaced, is it suspected or proven it is faulty?


  • #4
    swarlb
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    Tea drinker wrote: »
    slave is usually handy enough and cheap enough. Why is the clutch being replaced, is it suspected or proven it is faulty?

    In this case, the slave cylinder and the clutch bearing are one and the same, and are located inside the bell housing, necessitating the removal of the gearbox to replace.


  • #5
    Tea drinker
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    swarlb wrote: »
    In this case, the slave cylinder and the clutch bearing are one and the same, and are located inside the bell housing, necessitating the removal of the gearbox to replace.

    Ah gotcha... bit of disaster that


  • #6
    barry181091
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    Tea drinker wrote: »
    Ah gotcha... bit of disaster that

    Disaster indeed. No haynes manual or anything like that for this car either, so DIY'ing it would take days no doubt.


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  • #7
    TheBoyConor
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    On an 09 Bravo it's hardly worth your while. They are worth exactly nothing.


  • #8
    swarlb
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    TheBoyConor wrote: »
    On an 09 Bravo it's hardly worth your while. They are worth exactly nothing.


    Nothing eh.... I wonder if I sent the OP a message, would he 'give' me his car for free... I'd have no issue with fixing it up to drive.


  • #9
    barry181091
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    Sold it in the end! It just wasn't worth the expense of fixing it really, only for something else to go soon after. It was getting on there in miles and the state of the body/interior left a lot to be desired. Otherwise a fun car to drive!


  • #10
    swarlb
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    barry181091 wrote: »
    Sold it in the end! It just wasn't worth the expense of fixing it really, only for something else to go soon after. It was getting on there in miles and the state of the body/interior left a lot to be desired. Otherwise a fun car to drive!

    Good stuff, at least you didn't give it away.


  • #11
    barry181091
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    swarlb wrote: »
    Good stuff, at least you didn't give it away.

    Nope, the guy I bought it from wanted the gearbox as he does up/sells fiats. So, up-cycling :pac:

    In the end, bar the repairs and all that which are inevitable, I got over two years /52k out of it and lost 1k or 58% on the purchase price. I don't think that's doing too bad considering it needed 250/300 of labour to fix :D


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