Clutch Nightmare!!!!
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Clutch Nightmare!!!!
Hey hopefully someone can help me. A few months back i blew my clutch tryin to pull a buddy out so i replaced the clutch then i was having problems with it engaging mainly leaking flluid out of the internal slave cylinder so the down and dirty i now have a brand new clutch brand new slave cylinder and a brand new master cylinder installed but i cant get pressure to my clutch at all and i cant shift gears because of it i have bled the thing too many times to count i push the pedal down but only get pressure at about the last inch to two inches and it wont come back up please somebody help i miss driven my truck
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We replaced the slave cylinder on my mom's 2000 ranger not too long ago and that thing was a pita to bleed... we ended up running a hose from the bleed screw all the way back up to the resivor and kept pumping it.
Oh and I just remembered what finally did it. I was inside pumping on it and when I would push down on the pedal my dad would let it squirt out of the hose and then before I let up he'd plug it with his thumb... kept doing that for quite a while, and then I pushed down one last time and he went underneath and closed the bleeder screw.
Even then it wasn't that great, but it was good enough to drive and after a couple of weeks of driving around and bouncing around all the little air bubbles found their way up and out...
Oh and I just remembered what finally did it. I was inside pumping on it and when I would push down on the pedal my dad would let it squirt out of the hose and then before I let up he'd plug it with his thumb... kept doing that for quite a while, and then I pushed down one last time and he went underneath and closed the bleeder screw.
Even then it wasn't that great, but it was good enough to drive and after a couple of weeks of driving around and bouncing around all the little air bubbles found their way up and out...
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You should mention the year of the vehicle and the trans. type.
Did you remove the black rubber diaphram inside the clutch master cylinder before you filled the reservoir?
If you're doing the bleeding manually by yourself it can take a while. Manually pump the clutch pedal then hold the pedal down. I use a piece of 2x4 against the pedal pushed against the seat to hold the pedal down.
Then go under the truck and open the bleeder valve for a second to allow any air to get out and then close the bleeder valve. Keep repeating the process and make sure you keep adding brake fluid in the clutch master cylinder so it doesn't run dry. Eventually you'll get all of the air out.
Did you remove the black rubber diaphram inside the clutch master cylinder before you filled the reservoir?
If you're doing the bleeding manually by yourself it can take a while. Manually pump the clutch pedal then hold the pedal down. I use a piece of 2x4 against the pedal pushed against the seat to hold the pedal down.
Then go under the truck and open the bleeder valve for a second to allow any air to get out and then close the bleeder valve. Keep repeating the process and make sure you keep adding brake fluid in the clutch master cylinder so it doesn't run dry. Eventually you'll get all of the air out.
Last edited by F150xlt; May 1, 2006 at 10:16 AM.
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Guys.....GRAVITY BLEED IT! 
You're suppose to fill the system with fluid, not touch the clutch pedal, and open the bleeder and let fluid drain out. Keep the system topped off and don't let it run out or you'll have to start over again. Let it drain for a little while (watch for air bubbles) by using a small fuel hose and can to help you collect the drained fluid. I've bled mine 3 times, 2 of which I gravity bled it and it worked perfectly the first time I pushed the clutch in. The first time I tried the pump method that the Haynes manual describes. Didn't work well, but my clutch was screwed up anyway (farm type beater truck).
Brake fluid eats paint so don't let it get on your paint.
You might have to drain your fluid out, re-fill it, and gravity bleed it. Make sure the clutch is pulled all the way out when bleeding.
If that doesn't work, take the inspection plate off and look into the bellhousing at the slave cylinder while someone steps on the pedal. See if you can see the slave cylinder move at all, and see what it's doing.
Did you verify that you had the identical part to replace the old?
You're suppose to fill the system with fluid, not touch the clutch pedal, and open the bleeder and let fluid drain out. Keep the system topped off and don't let it run out or you'll have to start over again. Let it drain for a little while (watch for air bubbles) by using a small fuel hose and can to help you collect the drained fluid. I've bled mine 3 times, 2 of which I gravity bled it and it worked perfectly the first time I pushed the clutch in. The first time I tried the pump method that the Haynes manual describes. Didn't work well, but my clutch was screwed up anyway (farm type beater truck).
Brake fluid eats paint so don't let it get on your paint.
You might have to drain your fluid out, re-fill it, and gravity bleed it. Make sure the clutch is pulled all the way out when bleeding.
If that doesn't work, take the inspection plate off and look into the bellhousing at the slave cylinder while someone steps on the pedal. See if you can see the slave cylinder move at all, and see what it's doing.
Did you verify that you had the identical part to replace the old?
Last edited by MustangGT221; May 1, 2006 at 06:21 PM.
