Slave Cylinder replacement...
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Slave Cylinder replacement...
First off, I'm not BroncoRoadkill, I'm his brother. 
I have a 4cyl 2.3L '92/'93 Ranger 2WD w/ M/T.
The slave cylinder has been leaking for a number of months. I hadn't tried to fix it because I though you had to rebuild the whole transmission. Is this true? If the cyclinder can be replaced without pulling the whole thing apart is the procedure covered in a typical Hayes shop manual for the truck or is it easy enough to explain here? I don't want to buy the book just to find out they don't explain anything about the tranny. I'll be checking for the white plastic QD clip tommorow, hopefully it's still on the hose.
Thanks for any help!
I have a 4cyl 2.3L '92/'93 Ranger 2WD w/ M/T.
The slave cylinder has been leaking for a number of months. I hadn't tried to fix it because I though you had to rebuild the whole transmission. Is this true? If the cyclinder can be replaced without pulling the whole thing apart is the procedure covered in a typical Hayes shop manual for the truck or is it easy enough to explain here? I don't want to buy the book just to find out they don't explain anything about the tranny. I'll be checking for the white plastic QD clip tommorow, hopefully it's still on the hose.
Thanks for any help!
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Slave Cylinder replacement...
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I found that when I search the boards just before posting. They only get into pulling the hose. What is entailed in getting the cylinder out? Does it just slide out from where the hose went? If it's that easy I'll kick myself for waiting this long!
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I assume you have the M50D 5-speed transmission. The slave fits over the input shaft so the whole trans has to be dropped to replace it. In that case, you're better off doing a whole clutch job while it's open.
There's a good 3.0 ranger specific site that details a clutch replacement and has some great pics:
http://rogueperformance.com/clutchandtrans.html
Good Luck!
Bob
There's a good 3.0 ranger specific site that details a clutch replacement and has some great pics:
http://rogueperformance.com/clutchandtrans.html
Good Luck!
Bob
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Slave Cylinder replacement...
I'm in the process of replacing the 5 speed in my Bronco II with another from a Ranger. It seems so simple: using the special tool, push the plastic bushing in towards the slave cylinder while pulling on the hydraulic line. Well.........Here in uppa NY State, salt has a way of corroding things, making simple operations no longer simple. After spending most of the day working on both of these, I got nowhere. I borrowed the proper tool but only succeded in ruining both plastic rings. I made a replacement ring out of copper and it almost worked. My next step is to attempt to make a replacement ring out of steel. Incidentally, someone had, in the past, cut the plastic line on the Ranger and reassembled it using regular brass fittings used for joining copper tubing, (the "ferrule" type) and surprisingly it apparemtly held the pressure and didn't leak. So.......I hope yours comes apart the way it was designed. BTW, the Haynes manual has better information on this than Chiltons and even shows a picture of the tool being used to move the plastic ring. Brian G. NY
