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Old 07-11-2010, 08:11 PM
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Default Clutch problem on 2005 ranger manual transmission

I have a 2005 ranger std cab 2.3 liter has a manual transmission . My truck has 59 thousand miles on it and just 3 days ago i drove to work and everything was good no problem , then i come out to go to lunch and my clutch is really squishy so when i got home i opened the reservoir up and it was empty unfortunately this was the first time i had ever even looked at it in a 2 years so yes i should check these things more often ! but anyways aftyer i put the fluid in i drove the truck around and it was good clutch was normal so i figured i did not to bleed it out .. the next day i go to work and on my way to work its starts again and gets squishy the clutch would not let it engage into gear ... while in gear the truck is fine it does not slip at all runs perfect ... i got to work and checked the lfluid to see if i was loosing any and it was fine so a buddy and i bled the clutch out and then it worked fine again ... until the next day it is squishy again but the reservoir still has fluid in it and has not dropped at all ... i am wondering if anyone has had this problem before im thinking its the slave cylinder but i dont wanna just drop the tranny and change that if its just the master cylinder .... so can anyone help me please haha thanks guys !!
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Old 07-12-2010, 04:10 AM
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I have a 2005 ranger std cab 2.3 liter has a manual transmission . My truck has 59 thousand miles on it and just 3 days ago i drove to work and everything was good no problem , then i come out to go to lunch and my clutch is really squishy so when i got home i opened the reservoir up and it was empty unfortunately this was the first time i had ever even looked at it in a 2 years so yes i should check these things more often ! but anyways aftyer i put the fluid in i drove the truck around and it was good clutch was normal so i figured i did not to bleed it out .. the next day i go to work and on my way to work its starts again and gets squishy the clutch would not let it engage into gear ... while in gear the truck is fine it does not slip at all runs perfect ... i got to work and checked the lfluid to see if i was loosing any and it was fine so a buddy and i bled the clutch out and then it worked fine again ... until the next day it is squishy again but the reservoir still has fluid in it and has not dropped at all ... i am wondering if anyone has had this problem before im thinking its the slave cylinder but i dont wanna just drop the tranny and change that if its just the master cylinder .... so can anyone help me please haha thanks guys !!

My guess is that it's either a leak in the slave cylinder; or that the system is not fully bleed. How did you bleed it? Pushing the clutch pedal and turning the bleed screw?? Maybe you should get one of those after market suction tools?

It's odd that the reservoir went dry after just 59K, so I'm leaning towards a leak somewhere. But then again, a leak after just 59K is really rear as well. My 2000 ranger has 95K and the clutch works like a champ.


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Old 07-12-2010, 11:36 AM
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My guess is that it's either a leak in the slave cylinder; or that the system is not fully bleed. How did you bleed it? Pushing the clutch pedal and turning the bleed screw?? Maybe you should get one of those after market suction tools?

It's odd that the reservoir went dry after just 59K, so I'm leaning towards a leak somewhere. But then again, a leak after just 59K is really rear as well. My 2000 ranger has 95K and the clutch works like a champ.


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Stan

Well thats what i was thinking too but if the slave cylinder is leaking into the tranny will the fluid drop even if the truck is just sitting ? yes thats how we bleed it just pumping the pedal a lot and then loosening the screw . i think i am gonna go get 1 of those tools today so hopefully that will work ! thank you very much Stan !!
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Old 07-12-2010, 01:40 PM
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i had the same problem with my 84 ranger was not leaking but the slave cylinder was bad changed it out never had another problem and as for any fluid loosing you can go by mileage as i had a 84 ford e350 that lost all the brake fluid from the master cylinder no leak was ever found refilled it and never had any more fluid loss
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