So I finally got my Ranger back today after almost a year of it being down with a nice huge crack in the block. Found a motor with 35000 miles on it for a damn nice price. Got a mechanic friend of mine to drop it in. Very happy...

Now comes the problem... Is there any way to bleed the clutch on these things? 1995 2.3/5spd. This clutch is killing me...and I seem to remember it doing something like this before the truck died. If I need to just get another slave cylinder, then so be it, but this thing has mucho air in the line.

Thanks in advance,
Eli

 

Bleeding the clutch system on the Ranger can be challenging. There are a couple of different tricks you can try:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/2...ding-help.html

 

please tell me that you at least swapped out the clutch disc and the slave while the motor was out

 

Unfortunately, no. Funds were limited when this project was going on. Now that I have more fundage as well as time, I think I'll be doing the clutch swap myself. Just wondering if there was anything I could do short of dropping the tranny or pulling the motor to get the air out.

Thanks,
Eli

 

Okay...easy fix.
First off, thanks to Rockledge for the link. Bookmarked it for future use.
Talked to my mechanic friend...he simply forgot to bleed it. I can understand as he's running a two-man operation with no less than 5 vehicles in his shop at any time. At any rate, he's bleeding it for free, as well as throwing a new clutch in it. Granted, I'm paying for the clutch, but all the labor is free. To anybody in west TN, if you're around Trenton/Milan, go see Reuben in Gibson. Stand up guy, and he stands by his work. If something he fixed messes up, he'll take care of it on his dime.

Eli

 

I am am a little lost about "easy fix", "forgot to bleed it" and "throwing in a new clutch"

He has to drop the tranny to install the new clutch so MAKE SURE YOU BUY A NEW SLAVE CYLINDER and have him install it.this will take about 2 minutes.......The best and proper way to bleed the clutch is to remove the clutch master cylinder form the truck and bench bleed it.

 

As far as the easy fix part goes, he's doing it for free - easy for me. I know that forgetting to bleed sounds bad, but he's always completely swamped with work. He's a really good guy and a hell of a mechanic, but even the greatest make mistakes sometimes, ya know?

Eli

 

in reality.........if all he did was swap the motor out, the transmission stayed in the truck and he did not touch the slave cylinder, He should not of had to bleed the system. The issue was there before hand or the slave and/or master cylinder failed while it sat for a year.........you have not mentioned what you are doing with the slave, buy a new one and have him install or you will be sorry........