Leaky gearbox breather?

Discussion in 'Mechanical - Engine, Gearbox, Exhaust etc' started by dave77, Sep 5, 2018.

  1. Anyone else had this leak on them? It's leaking into the swy bar and bottom arm, can it be bought on its own and is it easy to change thanks dave 483a14ef982248b63d4413b05dc92a91.jpg dd6721416856e0c6b4849e6dab99df6f.jpg

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  2. It’s the clutch damper, they all seem to leak, around £80 from Renault I think. It will be an hour or two labour as apparently they’re a pain to bleed.
     
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  3. 308512183R part number.
     
  4. So wi that be gearbox oil leaking from it mate, read on another post it was brake fluid? Thanks dave

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  5. Brake fluid, I think some people have made up pipes that do away with the damper.
     
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  6. That will explain why I was getting the brake warning message, it went away when I topped it up though, i read it was called a resonator what is it for exactly

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  7. Not sure what it’s for, I think it makes the clutch feel a bit smoother but I’m probably talking shite haha
     
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  8. So it could be removed completely with no problems, bit dear for a pipe and a bit of plastic stuck on it lol

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  9. Do you get the pipe and the damper when you order it with that part number dude?

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  10. Had this leak/weep on mine recently.

    Noticed the brake fluid ever so slightly going down when doing my weekly checks.

    It's called a 'Clutch Pipe Resonator' and cost around £80 delivered. I bought mine from Ktec as they were the cheapest and fastest at the time to get one to me.

    To replace it went something like this:

    Battery and Airbox out, Remove 'Clutch Pipe Resonator' then stick your new one on. Then you have to pressure bleed the clutch and replace the brake fluid lost etc in the process. My best mate helped me do mine he is a mechanic as we had to pressure bleed the clutch and I have not done one before. We just ran normal dot4 brake fluid through as we have gallons of the stuff at wirk untill the clutch was all working ok and felt rilper. I had some Motul rbf600 ready for a brake fluid flush I wanted to do so replaced eventually with that.

    Max 2 hour job if taking it somewhere. Took us an hour and that was with a few coffees and the usual chin wagging.

    Hope that's of some assistance mate and all the best getting it sorted!

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  11. Had this very issue couple weeks ago, yes you get pipe and damper, however you can just change the damper it’s detachable be sure the small rubber seal comes out when pull damper away and goes into you existing pipe. easier than trying change entire pipe, will need to bleed after, that’s an art in itself bleeding these clutches
     
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  12. Thanks for your help as always, will get it ordered today

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  13. Sorted replaced the whole thing, hose and all, gearshifts feel 100 times better and the car feels up in power, the leak was doing it no favours

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  14. Yer well done good result
     
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  15. Took a bit of patience to bleed it a lot of pumping and swearing and it was done lol

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