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Old Apr 17, 2006 | 09:59 PM
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Hydraulic clutch

my friend swapped out his slave cylinder( '86) refilled it and it is not pushing the clutch in far enough to shift the tranny he has bleed the cylinder till it is straight clutch fluid but it still doesnt disengaged the tranny.

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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 03:20 PM
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Greg,
I am assuming its an 86 replacement part but one of the guys here pointed out that the hydraulic clutch setup changed slightly over the years but I think it was later (between 89 and 92) but its about all I can come up with at the moment.
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 09:53 PM
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'89 with new slave cyl.

I just finished replacing the clutch in my bronco a short while ago. Put a new 11" LuK Pro gold series clutch kit, new flywheel, new slave cylinder, and a new clutch hose in. Aside from the clutch kit, which was noticeably larger, everything looked exactly the same as the original parts. For reference, I've got a 300I-6 with a 5 speed with the internal slave, so as far as I'm aware, there's no adjustment. But, when I bled the system after putting the hose in, the pedal goes completely to the floor and has to be pushed down with a lot of pressure before you can even force the tranny into or out of gear. This problem seems to diminish while the truck is moving when up shifting, but when you come to a stop and try to put it in first or reverse from a dead stop, it's very difficult to shift. According to the shops and friends I've talked to, the general consensus is that there is still air in the line. I've already bled it 4 times now and there hasn't been any air coming out the last two times, I've also been told that these trucks like to be difficult about being bled, so I was hoping someone out there might have some suggestions.
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 09:22 PM
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Check the clutch pedal shaft bushings. Mine were so worn out that it actually chewed out about 1/2" of aluminum material that the shaft passes through. You may notice that the brake pedal will move slightly while pushing the clutch in. I thought I had a problem with the hydraulics, however it was just a worn out bushing. I had to rebuild the aluminum material with epoxy putty and replace bushings to repair.
 
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