C3 Picasso Clutch Issues

[CitroJim]

That's most excellent Husky and exceedingly valuable... You've done some brilliant work there

Thank you for posting all this! I'm staggered the master and slave are considered service items! I'll be using all your knowledge of doing it to do mine in about 20,000 miles time then

Hope these items never go NFP!

I have a good rattle gun

[Huskyxantia]

Always happy to help knowledge is best shared than stored .

[CitroJim]

Always happy to help knowledge is best shared than stored .

I totally agree

[Huskyxantia]

Dont speak to soon ..... it went again this weekend . After flywheel replacement . Its the complete setup of pedal to cylinder and the alignmemt of the part if the plunger is not straight , and i belive not many are , this then over time wears it out . ( or part of a number of other factors all doing there bit to make it fail )

[Rhothgar]

Dont speak to soon ..... it went again this weekend . After flywheel replacement . Its the complete setup of pedal to cylinder and the alignmemt of the part if the plunger is not straight , and i belive not many are , this then over time wears it out . ( or part of a number of other factors all doing there bit to make it fail )

Incredible timing! Last time you had the issue I've just read it was snowing and guess what. Snow is forecast for some areas today, tomorrow and Thursday.

They say "Don't eat yellow snow!" but it helps to find leaks... Or green snow if you have an hydraulic Citroen.

Good luck with this I am watching closely as a C3 Picasso has been suggested to me as a good next car. Probably by that Eastment fellow...

[Huskyxantia]

Im at this momemt thinking of maybe trying a cable system old school and forget the hydralic system altogether , if this is there weakness then maybe i need to check the housing postions for a cabke to go to and see if it xould be done , wonder if psa would care ? Cant keep having these plastic parts going on me again ,

[Rhothgar]

Im at this momemt thinking of maybe trying a cable system old school and forget the hydralic system altogether , if this is there weakness then maybe i need to check the housing postions for a cabke to go to and see if it xould be done , wonder if psa would care ? Cant keep having these plastic parts going on me again ,

I wonder if there is a possibility of having the part copied in aluminium?

[CitroJim]

Good luck with this I am watching closely as a C3 Picasso has been suggested to me as a good next car. Probably by that Eastment fellow...

If you want to try one out Roger, you would be very welcome - and very impressed

Be great if an aluminium one could be made...

[Huskyxantia]

Bmw is very very simliar .
This could bolt to the bulk head wall with some metal spacers to strengthen the wall . A bit of fettling with the pipe work , and this is the best bit . A quality part for Citroen 70 quid upwards, this part BMW , £27 ....

[CitroJim]

I like your thinking Husky!

[Huskyxantia]

Cheers jim, cars still at the workshop, part is coming from Hull , my pal couldnt source one local to us , seems this is getting a bit of a thing now with parts , so now the part will be here in the morning. On a plus note , i left lower wishbones , drop links , tie rods inner & outter & my mechanic has fitted them free ! Cant thank him enough.

[CitroJim]

Your mechanic sounds like a top bloke Husky

[Huskyxantia]

https://www.kitcardirect.co.uk/products ... -converter

Seems possible. Apart from the route of a cable , go left dpfmin the way, go right then you need to go round the gearbox ,aling the bulk head then a sharp right toward the way through the bulk head to the clutch pedal area, then find fixing postions for the cable to be ankered to .

[Huskyxantia]

Your mechanic sounds like a top bloke Husky

He is , hes always helpful , his advice to worth its weight in gold. If im not thinking striaght he pops down after his day of what ever hes been doing & goes through a plan of action then things look more clear.

[Huskyxantia]

That's most excellent Husky and exceedingly valuable... You've done some brilliant work there

Thank you for posting all this! I'm staggered the master and slave are considered service items! I'll be using all your knowledge of doing it to do mine in about 20,000 miles time then

Hope these items never go NFP!

I have a good rattle gun

As for my findings this evening regarding these master cylinders failing , an ebay seller whom sells the bushes that replace the green type on the car which were known to wear & cause pedal flop ( up down & side 2 side ) hes said hes never known this to cause a master cylinder to fail . But i beg to differ i mean if the rod that clips to the pedal is being pulled off center then surely this can cause the seal to sort of open and let air in after a few hundred miles of gear changes. We will have to see.