Just brought home an '85 F150 XLT Lariat 4.9l 4spd shortbox. It's always been a Carolina truck, so the body is in excellent cond. Mechanically though, it could use a few things. The Hydraulic clutch won't allow me to go from 2nd to 3rd and reverse is always a grinder. Firewall flex doesn't seem to be an issue, but from everything I've read here, I still am confused as to bleeding the system. I'll need some more help with that. Also, the 1bbl carb sucks and I'll be looking at a new manifold and 4bbl.
Anything re bleeding would be appreciated as my wife wants to start driving 'Ol Blue and need to get the shifting smoothed out!
Thanks

 

Have you tried bleeding it? It looks like there should be a bleeder screw on the end of the slave cylinder. I bled mine the same way I bleed my brakes.

 

There isn't a bleed valve. Do I have to punch out the roll pin to remove the line from the slave?

 

There IS a bleed valve but it doesn't look like a brake bleeder.

It takes an allen wrench to open it. Look on the slave cylinder for the set screw, they all have them.

It took me 3 times over a couple days bleeding mine after replacing it to get all of the air out.

 

I went and looked up a replacement slave cylinder for your truck and the first one I saw shows a bleeder screw right next to where the hose connects. Funny thing is the other 2 parts it shows dont appear to have bleeder screws. On my slave cylinder, there is an allen screw that I loosen and the fluid bleeds out a hole nearby. Any chance you have an allen screw on your slave?

Oh, and yes, removing the roll pin will allow you to remove the hose. If you remove it, dont lose the o-ring inside.

 

^^^ I beat you to it Dan ^^^

 

I'll look tonight.

 

Dam you stosh. I'll get it next time, and your little dog too.


Upon closer inspection, the other 2 slaves do have allen screws next to the hose insertion point.

 

Hey uncle.stosh, used to live up in Montrose, been down in Raleigh for about four years now. Guess what . . . My stuff doesn't rust out anymore! It's great!

 

Mine doesn't either. I just don't drive in the winter!