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This Clutch Makes Me Wanna SCREAM

Long story short. I'm about to take my 97 Ranger back to (my friend) the mechanic for the umpteenth time. He replaced the clutch and slave cylinder and within a week the resevoir was empty. I towed it back to him, and he just bled it again. My dad went to pick it up, and it was not disengaging the clutch within 10 miles.

Dad took it back and the guy replaced the slave cylinder again, thinking it was defective. I went to get it ( I live a couple hours away) and before I got home it was doing it AGAIN. So, he told me he thot it had to be the master cylinder. AFAIK, that's what he just replaced. My dad drove it around for a day or so and it seemed fine, so I went to get it today. A couple hundred miles later and, it's doing the same thing! I dunno if he replaced the master cylinder or not, but it obviously didn't help.

So, your clues: It's intermittently leaking fluid. It's also, apparently sucking in air.

I heard something about the quick connect on the line at the slave cylinder being problematic, but I don't know.

Anyone who's fought this battle before? And, before you say I should just get my money back, trust me, it's not that simple...

Thx,

CJB

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CJB
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If getting your dough back isn't an option, perhaps cutting your losses and finding a better mechanic is?

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DanKMTB

On Sep 20, 9:38 pm, "CJB" wrote: ...

If the quick connect, connection isn't tight, the hose would blow out when you press on the pedal, so that isn't it.

There are o-ring fittings on the slave, and in the line that I suppose could leak, but such a leak would be noticeable.

Due to the limited travel of the slave cylinder, proper dimensions for the flywheel and the flywheel to slave are required. If not, you may not be able to fully disengage the clutch. This is usually seen if a flywheel is turned more than once, and the slave doesn't get shimmed.

My guess would be a fitting is loose at the slave if you are loosing hydraulic fluid, though you should be able to spot that.

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Mike H

I concur...

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My Name Is Nobody

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Mark Schofield

You say it's doing it again but is the reservoir fluid down now? If it's leaking, you should see fluid either pooled on the bottom inside of the bell housing (use an inspection mirror thru the access plug) or around the stupid quick connects, or at the bleeder, or possibly on the carpet below the pedal. If you don't see then you have air. They are a real bitch to bleed. I use a pump oiler to purge the air out of the master.

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tomcas

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