In article <oer9i19epspofalirt0cs6nhgs7508jmie@4ax.com>, fordman3
@hotmail.com says...
> On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:50:06 -0500, Mark Olson <olsonm@tiny.invalid>
> wrote:
>
> >veryoldman wrote:
> >> I have a 1996 Ford Ranger with a 3 liter v6 and standard 5 speed
> >> transmission. It has been driven very little over the last two years
> >> because of illness and has less than 21K miles. There is an intermittent
> >> problem with the clutch where after about one hour of driving the clutch
> >> cannot be pushed to the floor. The truck will not move while this problem
> >> is present. It is possible to shift through all gears without depressing
> >> the clutch which leads me to believe that the clutch has not been released
> >> from its engaged position. After about two to three hours, the clutch then
> >> works fine and the truck can be driven again. In every case the truck was
> >> parked and left for a period of days. Ford replaced the sensor that rides
> >> on the plastic rod attached to the clutch pedal and this did not solve the
> >> problem. I would appreciate any information as to what the correct
> >> resolution could be.
> >
> >The Ranger has a hydraulic clutch if I remember my 95 correctly.
> >
> >I think the fluid return port in the clutch master cylinder is blocked-
> >fluid can go out of the master cylinder but not get back in. So what
> >happens is the slave cylinder gets pumped full of fluid and stays
> >extended, keeping the clutch disengaged (the pressure plate is not
> >clamping the clutch disk to the flywheel). After a while the fluid
> >leaks back into the master cylinder and the clutch works again.
> >
> >Either the fluid return port is blocked by congealed brake fluid, or the
> >clutch pedal mechanism isn't letting the master cylinder piston return
> >all the way back to its rest position.
> >
> >I would start by flushing and thoroughly cleaning the clutch master
> >cylinder, taking special care to observe whether the return port is
> >blocked or not, either by crud or by the mechanism that connects the
> >pedal to the m/c not letting the m/c piston return all the way to its
> >normal rest position.
>
>
> the m/c and slave cyl line has a connector
> i bet its defective
> if m/c not fully pluged in it will give same symptoms
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Same problem I posted in April on alt.trucks.ford (I think) with my 95
Ranger 4cyl. The dealer tells me it's the slave cylinder and it must
have the transmission dropped to fix. I have heard that the plastic
body slave cylinders have premature wear and can cause weird problems.
I could actually pump-up the system such that the clutch pedal was
jammed at the top, and the clutch reservoir level was low. When I
stomped the clutch pedal real hard it broke free and the reservoir was
back to normal. At other times after driving awhile, the clutch pedal
would stick part way up, I could then most times get it to release by
putting the transmission in neutral and stomping/popping the clutch
several times to free it. But the problem keeps comming back.
Guess it pays to lurk here, maybe my question is finally answered. I
couldn't get any answers on the ford forum
http://www.fordforums.com/index.php either.
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