Hydraulic Clutch Control Repair And Bleeding Procedures (M21 02 05)

Publication date: 2005-12-01
Reference number: M21 02 05

HYDRAULIC CLUTCH CONTROL REPAIR AND BLEEDING PROCEDURES

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN

Reference Number(s): SI M21 02 05, Date of Issue: December 2005

MINI:	R50 Cooper/R52 Cooper S/R53 Cooper S
GROUP:	Clutch

SUBJECT

Hydraulic Clutch Control Repair and Bleeding Procedures

MODEL

R50 Cooper with GS5-65BH manual transmission produced from start of production up to 7/2004

R52 Cooper S with GS6-85BG manual transmission produced from start of production

R53 Cooper S with GS6-85BG manual transmission produced from start of production

SITUATION

Anytime the hydraulic lines of clutch control system have been opened the system needs to be bleed using the bleeding procedure described Repair Instruction RA 21 00 006 Bleeding Clutch Hydraulics. Failure to bleed the system properly using special tool 21 5 030 will result in failures of the hydraulic clutch control causing inability to select a drive gear.

WARRANTY

Cases in which the bleeding procedure has not been followed will result in non-payment of warranty claims.