pissed off at the guy who sold me this "01E swap kit". need help

[das4]

moved the engine and trans near its home and connect the slave line and reservoir to master line. I began following slave bleeding procedures and pumped the clutch by hand. a few moments later, I see a lovely trickle of brake fluid coming from somewhere near the master.

turns out the MCC the guy sent me has a hair sized crack in the plastic elbow joint the goes into the firewall and connects into the hydraulic to reservoir line.

anyone know if I can buy that small elbow/4"-ish line separate from the master itself? or do I need to buy an entire master clutch cylinder? pissed about this, another set back in the damn kit. I was pumped to start it tomorrow. not to mention I now have to figure out how to completely remove brake fluid from my once completely clean and virgin carpet. hope the fluid doesn't do any long term damage to footwell part of the firewall. here's a pic of the joint just for a visual:

[zillarob]

Lowes/Home Depot

Brass pex fitting and pex clamps (similar to oetiker).

[das4]

damn. word. am I best to take the entire master out? it's pretty tight up there

[wbrunner23]

I've got a brand new, never installed master clutch cylinder for sale if you're interested. http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...aster-Cylinder

Unfortunately, I wouldn't be able to ship until the 4th, so you may no want to wait

[flips4]

Did it get damaged in shipping or install?

[zillarob]

My guess would be during uninstall, the hose can be a mofo to get off.

[das4]

Did it get damaged in shipping or install?

definitely not during install. that elbow barely gets touched as it's the line to the reservoir that goes into the firewall. the elbow just clips into the pedal cluster bracket, pretty straight forward. add that to how meticulous I've been with this build, and I'm sure it wasn't me. thanks for your curiosity though. this "kit" he sent has been a nightmare from the minute I opened the box. many pieces missing/broken. sh**, I'm nervous that there'll be an issue with a major component like the diff/trans once I actually get it all together. good thing he doesn't seem to be a major seller of his swap kits.

[das4]

I've got a brand new, never installed master clutch cylinder for sale if you're interested. http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...aster-Cylinder

Unfortunately, I wouldn't be able to ship until the 4th, so you may no want to wait

dang, that's a great price! I ordered one from a local world pac today for $85 :-(... wish I could wait to buy yours

[incontrol7]

Damn, sorry to hear about the break fluid on the carpet :( id be sooooo bummed. Good luck bud.

[88ninety9]

Is this someone on the forum we should be leary buying from?

That sucks about your carpet, hopefully it comes clean without serious issues

[SomeDayAS4]

just put a straight piece in.. i broke the elbow when i did my clutch cylinder as well and just ran to autozone grabbed a straight hose connector and called it good. still going great
i used this

[DieselElectric]

Just get it cleaned up, pull the carpet.

Brake fluid will eat through the paint if left to sit.

[Scotty@Advanced]

You can't get the elbow separately,. but you can buy off the shelf 90 degree fittings.

[LINDW4LL]

Did you buy the kit from Audis4parts?

[das4]

Is this someone on the forum we should be leary buying from?

That sucks about your carpet, hopefully it comes clean without serious issues

no it was some guy named VWAUDI parts or some crap. he had a swap kit on eBay. I messaged him and he said he guaranteed an excellent driving trans/diff swap kit. his communication sucked, which is putting it nicely, along the way. disputing the exact amounts of parts I've had to replace. thankfully I've kept every bad part and receipt for what I've replaced. Chase is awesome about it so far. if it were a forum member, I'd warn people. I think this is a one off

[das4]

Just get it cleaned up, pull the carpet.

Brake fluid will eat through the paint if left to sit.

I'm pulling the carpet anyway to completely remove the tip wires entirely anyway and have audi deep clean it. I'll get everything in the footwell cleaned up nicely once that's out

[das4]

You can't get the elbow separately,. but you can buy off the shelf 90 degree fittings.

I ended up buying a new one. I figured with the luck I've had with these parts, it was best to replace these hydraulic pieces anyway. the slave he sent me failed, got a new one of those in too

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Did you buy the kit from Audis4parts?

no sir. some VWAUDI parts guy. audis4parts and advanced seem to be the better sellers of these kits

[88ninety9]

no it was some guy named VWAUDI parts or some crap. he had a swap kit on eBay. I messaged him and he said he guaranteed an excellent driving trans/diff swap kit. his communication sucked, which is putting it nicely, along the way. disputing the exact amounts of parts I've had to replace. thankfully I've kept every bad part and receipt for what I've replaced. Chase is awesome about it so far. if it were a forum member, I'd warn people. I think this is a one off

None the less, I hope you get everything figured out brother! I've come to find (luckily only once) that ebay takes care of the buyer in situations like this

[das4]

None the less, I hope you get everything figured out brother! I've come to find (luckily only once) that ebay takes care of the buyer in situations like this

I appreciate it.. almost completely done with everything. axle shafts go in tonight and then she gets dropped for a road test