Removing and installing clutch master cylinder: VW Polo 6R (CJXB, CJXC, CYFB)
Step-by-step removing and installing clutch master cylinder for the VW Polo 6R: 9 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Polo 6R (2009–2014)
📐 44 workshop diagrams for CJXB
Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.
📋 Procedure
- Remove mounting bracket .
- Release retainer for clutch master cylinder operating rod using pliers T10005.
- Place spacer (A) between clutch pedal and stop and press clutch pedal to spacer.
- Release securing bar (B) and pull clutch master cylinder out of mounting bracket (arrow 1) and (arrow 2).
- Secure retainer (2) to clutch master cylinder operating rod (1).
- Place spacer (A) between clutch pedal and stop and press clutch pedal to spacer.
- Engage clutch master cylinder in mounting bracket (arrow 1) and (arrow 2).
- Press clutch master cylinder operating rod (1) in (direction of arrow) until retainer (2) engages audibly in clutch pedal.
- Install mounting bracket .
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