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Bleeding slave cylinder/clutch 93 ranger - 11/11/2006 9:52:21 PM

mike93range

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Hey Guys
I am new to the board. I have a 93 ranger with about 220k on it and the motor is still running great. I had some issues with my clutch last week. My pedal was going to the floor and you could tell there were issues with pressure. I took it a local shop and they dropped tranny put a new clutch and slave cylinder in now they cant get it to pressure up. Can anyone give me some advice on bleeding the slave cylinder. The dealer says it is a pain in the butt, but I was hoping someone here would know some tricks. Thanks ! Mike

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RE: Bleeding slave cylinder/clutch 93 ranger - 11/11/2006 9:59:48 PM

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I've done several, but don't ever remember having problems with bleeding out system. Sometime it does help to compress the slave cylinder/throwout bearing with prybar, and while holding this compressed try your normal bleeding on slave cylinder. Could also have a bad clutch M/C

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RE: Bleeding slave cylinder/clutch 93 ranger - 11/11/2006 11:14:32 PM

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Thanks Wheels for the reply. I will pass it on to the shop. Mike

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RE: Bleeding slave cylinder/clutch 93 ranger - 11/23/2006 1:45:03 AM

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Mike

I had the same problem when I replaced my clutch and slave cylinder at 50,000 miles,was told you can't bleed it like you do brakes.I tried for several hours and never could get a clutch.
Man told me to raise the front of the truck and the air would rise thru the fluid,I left it raised for 24 hours and it worked

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RE: Bleeding slave cylinder/clutch 93 ranger - 11/23/2006 10:27:17 AM

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Told a neighbor I'd help him bleed clutch...you know, pump pedal and hold, then crack the bleeder. After I was done it was worse! Next day I gravity bled (just opened the slave bleeder and let it bleed quite a bit while keeping the Master filled. Then I had him press the clutch ONCE and hold while I cracked the bleeder just to get any last bit of air out. It seems like pumping the pedal introduced more air in than I was getting out.

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RE: Bleeding slave cylinder/clutch 93 ranger - 12/10/2007 10:55:29 AM

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FORDS ARE PIECES OF SHIT IVE BEEN WORKING ON A 93 FORD EXPLODER FOR 6 DAYS STRAIGHT DROPPED THE TRANNY REPLACED THE SLAVE CYLINDER THE ENTIRE CLUTCH SYSTEM THE TRANSFER CASE EVERYTHANG AND AM STILL HAVING TROUBLE WITH BLEEDING THE MOTHER ****ER..........

SO **** A FORD........

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RE: Bleeding slave cylinder/clutch 93 ranger - 12/10/2007 12:32:51 PM

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I had this same problem with my '94 Ranger. The clutches are very difficult to bleed. But it is possible with a little patience. As mentioned above, angle can help. Driving the pickup on a ramp just on the left side and then pumping the clutch helped me some. You can also purchase a Might Vac which will just suck all the air out from the bottom (easiest way to do it, about $30). Check a few things first. If you don't have the bolts that go from the clutchplate to the flywheel tightened enough, your clutch isn't going to work if you bleed it all day long. The torque specs on the bolts is a little low. I had to take my transmission completely off and retighten all the bolts before I could get the clutch to start functioning. If you've tried bleeding for a few days you might have to pull the tranny off and make sure the clutch bolts are tight. Sucks, but like I said, I found that the torque specs for those bolts just wasn't high enough to suck the clutch plate against the flywheel enough to get the clutch to work.

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