98 Ford Ranger Clutch
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98 Ford Ranger Clutch
I have a 98 Ford Ranger with a 3.0 liter engine that was replaced in December 06. I have a 5 speed transmission and the clutch and slave cylinder was replaced when the engine was replaced. A few weeks ago I noticed that some of the time it was very hard to get it to go into gear. So I deceided to bleed the clutch. This made it improve but just a few days later it started to get hard to put it in gear. So I bled the clutch agian and once again it got better but now it is hard to get into gear. I have had this problem off and on for several years and have had the slave cylinder replaced a few times. I think that the problem has to be in the system between the reservoir and the QD for the slave cylinder. Please let me know what you think.
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Nope - easy. About an hour, at most. No harder than replacing a brake master cylinder on a Cessna 172, really...! Now, a Beech Baron 58... hmmm...
The key to a successful job, tho, is to bench-bleed the new master, before you install it. Otherwise, they can be a bit tricky to bleed. Take a look at this thread for the full story -
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/2...ding-help.html
Bob
The key to a successful job, tho, is to bench-bleed the new master, before you install it. Otherwise, they can be a bit tricky to bleed. Take a look at this thread for the full story -
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/2...ding-help.html
Bob
Last edited by moat; 06-07-2007 at 08:42 PM.
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If your truck is hard to get into gear try changing the transmission oil. I know, it sounds crazy. This is a manual tranny after all. I changed my slave cylinder and shortly thereafter it became hard to get into gear, especially fourth. It came time to change the tranny oil so I had it done and Voila! The hard shift was gone. It's smooth as a silk now.
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