Contents: Removal 🠛 Installation 🠛
Removal
Place the car on a lift.
Disconnect the battery.
Remove the top engine cover and air intake grille.
Fig. 3.10. Removing the air filter access panel fasteners: 1 – access panel mounting bolts; 2 – bolts for fastening the air intake niche wall
Unscrew the two mounting bolts and the air filter access panel, as well as the mounting bolts of the air intake niche wall (Fig. 3.10).
Fig. 3.11. Removing the air intake fasteners: 1 – air intake mounting bolts
Unscrew the air intake mounting bolts (Fig. 3.11).
Remove the air intake niche wall.
Remove the battery.
Remove the battery shelf.
Remove the air filter housing.
Remove the brake fluid from the reservoir using a syringe until its level is below the fluid supply hole to the master cylinder.
Fig. 3.12. Pipeline nipple retainer (manual transmission): 1 – retainer
Lift the retainer (Fig. 3.12).
Pull the clutch hydraulic line off the fitting one click.
Place a rag under the air bleed hole.
Press the clutch pedal by hand to remove fluid from the master cylinder and from the pipe.
Lift the retainer (see fig. 3.12).
Disconnect the line from the slave cylinder.
Insert the plugs into the holes.
Fig. 3.13. Pipeline nipple retainer (automatic transmission): 1 – retainer
Article reprinted from the website (www.RENAULTBOOK.ru)
Press the retainer with your hand, while pulling out the pipeline (Fig. 3.13).
Attention! Do not pull the lock. Any erroneous action requires replacement of the pipeline.
Pull the clutch hydraulic line off the fitting one click.
Place a rag under the air bleed hole.
Press the pedal with your hand to remove fluid from the master cylinder and line.
Press the latch.
Disconnect the line from the slave cylinder.
Insert the plugs into the holes.
Installation
Check the condition of the gaskets.
Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.
Bleed the clutch hydraulic system.
Check the functionality of the clutch.
Connect the battery.