avnsteve
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- South Austin or North San Antone
the fluid has dissolved most of the fuses down there. Will it also dissolve the plastic fuse block? if so, how much of a chore is replacing the fuse block?
clutch master cylinder leaks on fuse block
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8Mud
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- Central Germany
There has been a lot of recommendations about which spray to use for cleanup. Really hot slightly soapy water (dish washing soap) works well. I use an old pump sprayer or a solvent sprayer.avnsteve said:
You may want to take the drivers side carpet up also. If the brake fluid stay down there it will cause rot.
I've never changed out a fuse block, it sure enough looks like a nightmare job though. Not much room down there and not a lot of extra wire to work with.
avnsteve
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- South Austin or North San Antone
is that part of the harness not collected into PLUGS? are they each individual wires? oh gawd!
old_man
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- Loveland, Colorado
As for replacing the fuse block, I would pull a dash at your local upullit yard and then unhook the entire wiring harness. It only takes a few minutes and will make the job much easier.
avnsteve
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- South Austin or North San Antone
i believe i'll look into cleaning it up, after the leak is fixed of course!
8Mud
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- Central Germany
The faster you get the brake fluid off of there, the better, it will eventually eat the paint off, maybe melt the carpet. If it's gonna take awhile to get a new slave and master, I'd clean up what I got and try covering it with aluminum foil or something. And hope it isn't completely eaten up.
Unplugging the low bulkhead connector in the drivers side firewall and unscrewing the fuse block isn't that big of a deal. Remove the drivers side kick panel. That will give you some slack in the harness.
Cleaning the dielectric grease out of the connector is a pain. I can't really remember if the bulkhead connector comes out to the inside or the outside, you may not have to disconnect it and can pull some of the lower engine bay harness into the interior.
I'm thinking the large dash harness has more than a few direct connections to the fuse block. Getting the spade connector females out of the fuse block is doable, but a pain. I found a little kit of removal tools for the spade connectors at the help counter at my local parts store.
Unplugging the low bulkhead connector in the drivers side firewall and unscrewing the fuse block isn't that big of a deal. Remove the drivers side kick panel. That will give you some slack in the harness.
Cleaning the dielectric grease out of the connector is a pain. I can't really remember if the bulkhead connector comes out to the inside or the outside, you may not have to disconnect it and can pull some of the lower engine bay harness into the interior.
I'm thinking the large dash harness has more than a few direct connections to the fuse block. Getting the spade connector females out of the fuse block is doable, but a pain. I found a little kit of removal tools for the spade connectors at the help counter at my local parts store.
- Location
- Wasatch Range
My solution was to swap in an AW4 after the 3rd clutch cylinder leaked........however, I pulled all the fuses and then stuck a cookie sheet (wife never knew, still baking with it today) up under the fuse panel between the carpet and the panel and hosed the panel down with brake parts cleaner, followed up with electrical parts cleaner. I then blew it out with compressed air.
I drove the Jeep for 3 years after swapping in the AW4 and never had a problem with fuses or electrical. HTH
I drove the Jeep for 3 years after swapping in the AW4 and never had a problem with fuses or electrical. HTH
ren
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