TD5 Defender
70
BRAKES
4
REPAIR
MASTER CYLINDER
Service repair no - 70.30.08
Remove
1. Disconnect battery negative lead.
2. Place a container under the master cylinder to
collect any brake fluid spillage.
CAUTION: Do not allow brake fluid to
contact paint finished surfaces as paint
may be damaged. If spilled, remove fluid
and clean area with clean warm water.
3. Clean area around master cylinder ports.
4. Loosen 2 unions securing brake pipes to master
cylinder ports.
5. Disconnect both brake pipes from master
cylinder. Cover, not plug, pipe ends to prevent
entry of dirt.
6. Disconnect 2 Lucars from reservoir cap.
7. Remove 2 nuts securing master cylinder to
brake servo.
8. Withdraw master cylinder from servo and
remove.
Do not carry out further dismantling if
component is removed for access only.
9. Carefully ease reservoir from master cylinder by
rolling it from seals.
10. Remove seals from master cylinder.
NOTE: Master cylinder to reservoir seals
are different sizes.
11. Fit NEW seals to master cylinder, ensuring seals
are fitted to correct ports.
12. Fit reservoir to master cylinder.
Refit
13. Ensuring that water ingress seal is in position, fit
master cylinder to servo.
14. Fit nuts securing master cylinder to servo and
tighten to 26 Nm (19 lbf.ft) .
15. Connect brake pipes to master cylinder and
tighten unions to 15 Nm (11 lbf.ft) .
16. Connect Lucars to reservoir cap.
17. Fill reservoir with recommended brake fluid. See
LUBRICANTS, FLUIDS AND CAPACITIES,
Information.
18. Bleed the brake system. See Adjustment.
19. Reconnect battery negative lead.
