Workshop Manuals Factory service & repair Land Rover
01 02 WORKSHOP MANUAL SUPPLEMENT03 04 CONTENTS05 06 CONTENTS07 INFORMATION08 09 INTRODUCTION10 GENERAL SPECIFICATION DATA11 ENGINE TUNING DATA12 GENERAL FITTING REMINDERS13 MAINTENANCE14 ENGINE15 EMISSION CONTROL16 ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM17 FUEL SYSTEM18 COOLING SYSTEM19 MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST SYSTEM20 CLUTCH21 MANUAL GEARBOX22 TRANSFER GEARBOX23 PROPELLER SHAFTS24 STEERING25 FRONT SUSPENSION26 REAR SUSPENSION27 BRAKES28 CHASSIS AND BODY29 PANEL REPAIRS30 AIR CONDITIONING31 WIPERS AND WASHERS32 ELECTRICAL33 INSTRUMENTS
Land Rover TD5 Defender27 · BRAKES
27 · Brakes

MASTER CYLINDER

Make
Land Rover
Model
Defender TD5 Defender
Section
MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKESMASTER CYLINDER
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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.

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