Procedures to bleeding clutch on 1993 Ford Ranger pickup?

Answer 1

Not an easy thing to do. Here is what I ended up doing after 2 weeks of trials. This method took me about 2 hours. 1. Remove the brake master cylinder. Do not disconnect the lines! Just move it forward a little. 2. Remove the brake vaccum booster. This involves disconnecting the brake pedal connecting pin and switch under the dash. It's tight, but you can clear the electric box forward of the booster. 3. Disconnect the hose at the clutch master cylinder that leads to the clutch fluid reservoir bottle. Have something to catch the fluid when the hose is pulled loose. 4. Remove the small roll pin securing the outlet hose on the clutch master cylinder. I used a small punch. Retrieve the pin. Don't loose it. 5. Remove the clutch hose from the master cylinder. Save any o-rings or rubber seals inside the connection housing. 6. Inside under the dash, remove the clutch master cylinder push rod from the clutch pedal. This requires pressing on the rod sideways away from the pedal. 7. Remove the cluch switch by pulling the small plastic keeper. 8. Back under the hood, remove the two bolts from the firewall supporting the clutch master cylinder. Carefully withdraw the clutch master cylinder. 9. Take the cylinder to a workbench. Remove the spring clip that keeps the plunger in the cylinder. Pull on the plunger to withdraw the piston and spring. Inspect the piston cup and seals for cuts/damage. Flush the cylinder out with a solvent. Reinstall the spring and piston correctly. Reinstall the spring clip. 10. At this point, I mounted the reservoir above my workbench and connected it to the master cylinder resting in a shallow pan. I filled the reservoir and depressed the push rod to very it was pumping fluid. 11. Installation begins with putting the master cylinder back into the hole in the firewall. DO NOT INSTALL MOUNTING BOLTS YET. 12. Connect the outlet hose back into the master cylinder outlet. It should snap when in position. 13. Reinstall the roll pin to secure the hose in place. 14. Reinstall the clutch fluid reservoir bottle on the firewall. 15. Connect the reservoir hose to the master cylinder and fill the bottle. 16. Now the important part. Tilt the master cylinder such that it is pointing upwards, with the push rod inside the vehicle pointing downward. 17. Have an assistant under the vehicle open the bleeder valve only after you are inside the vehicle and hand pressing the push rod in. Do this repeatedly for 3 or 4 times. 18. Now install the clutch master cylinder in the firewall using the two bolts. 19. Connect the clutch pedal to the push rod. 20. Press on the clutch pedal to verify stiffness in the pedal and look through the clutch inspection port to verify the throwout bearning is moving as the pedal is pushed down. 21. Compelete the installation of the clutch switch, brake booster, and brake master cylinder.