bleeding slave cylinder
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bleeding slave cylinder
Hi, can anyone tell me if the engine needs to be running in order to bleed the slave cylinder. 1994 Ranger 2.3 5spd. I don't think any air got into the system.
When I pulled tranny I could see brake fluid in bell housing. When slave went bad I filled resevoir. Does new slave cylinder have fluid in it from factory? Any help would be appreciated.
When I pulled tranny I could see brake fluid in bell housing. When slave went bad I filled resevoir. Does new slave cylinder have fluid in it from factory? Any help would be appreciated.
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I bled the slave. Got some air out of the system, however not enough to be able to get it into gear. Some dirty fluid came out I kept bleeding until clean fluid came out. Any sugestions?
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Hi thanks for the info, after bleeding the first time I could not get the tranny to go into gear. But thanks to this great website I searched for info on slave bleeding and came across someone who posted awhile back. He talked to a tranny shop and they told him that if he pumped the clutch a bunch of times and then held it to the floor and then have someone bleed it and repeat if nesecary. Well, I didn't have someone else to help me bleed it so in frustration I pumped it a bunch of times, and for hek of it I started the truck and it went into gear. I'm not sure how that worked because I have no leaks anywhere for the air to go out. I got a friend to help me bleed some more. Back to having a full clutch pedal. Once again thanks to all who have helped me through my clutch job.
