Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Rebuilding the S1 Lotus Esprit Clutch Master Cylinder

Don't rebuild it. Buy a new one. The clutch master cylinder on early Esprits happens to be common across a variety of cars (Land Rover 90 is the one I referenced) and is readily available for next to nothing. Instead of taking a chance with mine and having it leak later on, I ordered a new one. I discarded the external plunger arm and used the same one that I removed from my car. Otherwise, the length isn't the same and it will cause problems when it's time to mount to the pedal box.

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  1. RUSTYDecember 9, 2010 at 12:14 AM

    How did you retrofit the hydraulic line. I replaced my clutch mc but can't find a way to reduce the flair nut fitting

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  2. Renn OrtenburgerDecember 13, 2010 at 4:29 PM

    You simply need an adapter, which you can get here:

    http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/advcat.asp?CategoryID=BRAKEADAPT

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  3. UnknownJanuary 29, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    I also need an adaptor for the same reason. What thread (NPT/AN/G/metric/?)and size is in the land rover part and on the red hose?

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