1.6tdi 12 plate clutch master cylinder replacement. (get a garage to do it!!)

Clutch pedal went to floor and master cylinder leaking. Had already done one on my old 1.9tdi so thought no problem. I was wrong. Access is a nightmare due to DPF and pipes. You can see it but not get to it easily at all either from above or below. Inside car half lower dash to be removed to get to pedal including door threshhold etc. Inside engine bay had to remove heat shield from DPF to get a few more mm space and then work round what looks like a fire blanket clipped to pipes. Eventually got to master cylinder and managed eventually to remove clutch line. Putting it back is another thing altogether. You cant drop pipe low enough to get it back into master. Tried pushing and lost the rubber seal into engine bay. Replaced seal and had to loosen pedal again to get enough play to get the pipe in. As for the sensor wiring it was a nightmare to get plug out and back in again. Then battery/air box etc removed to bleed system which took a while to get all air out. Whoever design it this way has obviously never worked on a car and should be out of a job. Anyway rant over. Car back together and have a clutch again and so far no leaks . As said in title get a garage to do it.

Alasdair