bleeding slave cylinder
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bleeding slave cylinder
Just picked up a 89 super duty 7.3 5speed.
The clutch wasnt disengaging.I was told the clutch was replaced a few years back.So I assumed the slave cylinder was at fault.Being an external cylinder,how hard could it be to bleed.
Well I followed my trusty haines manual,and after getting squirted in the eye with brake fluid,trying to pry the thing back in place without all the fluid getting shot out,all this stuff dripping down my arm.I did the most reasonable thing I could do at this time.I quit.
I figured I would tell my tale on this forum.
So I have read a lot of stuff on here about the subject.I am still wondering how Im going to get the thing back in and bled.
The pedal isnt returning fully up in place,so maybe that bushing is shot.
I still couldnt fit my fat head in there to see how to disconnect it.
I dont know.
Any suggestions?
The clutch wasnt disengaging.I was told the clutch was replaced a few years back.So I assumed the slave cylinder was at fault.Being an external cylinder,how hard could it be to bleed.
Well I followed my trusty haines manual,and after getting squirted in the eye with brake fluid,trying to pry the thing back in place without all the fluid getting shot out,all this stuff dripping down my arm.I did the most reasonable thing I could do at this time.I quit.
I figured I would tell my tale on this forum.
So I have read a lot of stuff on here about the subject.I am still wondering how Im going to get the thing back in and bled.
The pedal isnt returning fully up in place,so maybe that bushing is shot.
I still couldnt fit my fat head in there to see how to disconnect it.
I dont know.
Any suggestions?
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https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...revisited.html Click on this link for some ideas. Not the same transmission as yours but similar external slave cyl.
Maybe also post your problem on the pre-power stroke page in the diesel section as there would be plenty of guys there with your engine/trans combo.
Maybe also post your problem on the pre-power stroke page in the diesel section as there would be plenty of guys there with your engine/trans combo.
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It's never easy.
So, you took it off to install a new slave cylinder?
If so the plastic strap should hold the piston and rod in place until you get the retaining clip onto the 'ear' of the bellhousing.
So, you took it off to install a new slave cylinder?
If so the plastic strap should hold the piston and rod in place until you get the retaining clip onto the 'ear' of the bellhousing.
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bleeding slave cylinder
Well,I tryed to bleed the old slave cylinder after filling with fluid and doing like the chiltons manual told me.I had a hard time getting it back in place without the plastic strap holding the rod in.
I tryed other suggestions I had read on this forum.With the hose connected,without it connected,having the old lady pumping it as I tryed to bleed it through the bleeder,driving it around bumpy roads.
I got a new master and cylinder today and bled the cylinder like manual says,filled master till it ran out the end,connected the hose,put cylinder in place,pumped the pedal a couple thousand times.I drove down the road ten miles,and still it isnt working right.Never gets into gear with the engine running.
I will need to get her back out there and we can try bleeding the old fashioned way I guess.
Its hard to believe this is so hard to do something so simple.
Any words of wisdom?
I tryed other suggestions I had read on this forum.With the hose connected,without it connected,having the old lady pumping it as I tryed to bleed it through the bleeder,driving it around bumpy roads.
I got a new master and cylinder today and bled the cylinder like manual says,filled master till it ran out the end,connected the hose,put cylinder in place,pumped the pedal a couple thousand times.I drove down the road ten miles,and still it isnt working right.Never gets into gear with the engine running.
I will need to get her back out there and we can try bleeding the old fashioned way I guess.
Its hard to believe this is so hard to do something so simple.
Any words of wisdom?
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https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...-bleeding.html Some more ideas here, although this is for the internal slave cyl the principal is the same.
Keep at it.
Keep at it.
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Thanks Lazy K,
Im just going to have to get another person over and help with the process.Ive had little luck alone.
I would think Im getting close.Im almost getting mad about all the brake fluid getting wasted.I wish the bleeder wasnt just a tiny hole that sprays all over the exhaust.A bleeder like on a wheel cylinder would be nice so I could put a hose over it.
Thanks again.
Im just going to have to get another person over and help with the process.Ive had little luck alone.
I would think Im getting close.Im almost getting mad about all the brake fluid getting wasted.I wish the bleeder wasnt just a tiny hole that sprays all over the exhaust.A bleeder like on a wheel cylinder would be nice so I could put a hose over it.
Thanks again.
pedant
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I have an AP brand cast metal slave cylinder.
It has a regular bleeder like a brake caliper on top.
Still not easy, but at least I don't have brake fluid in my eyes.
There's a reason Ford sells the whole Kit'n'kaboodle as a filled assembly.
It has a regular bleeder like a brake caliper on top.
Still not easy, but at least I don't have brake fluid in my eyes.
There's a reason Ford sells the whole Kit'n'kaboodle as a filled assembly.
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