| Re: Problems getting the new clutch slave installed |
Subject: Re: Problems getting the new clutch slave installed by tobijohn on 2009/12/31 18:42:57 UPDATE Well, I haven't been feeling too well lately and wrestling around under there on my back with no elbow room just was exacerbating the situation. So I had the car towed up to a neighborhood shop that rebuilt my Ranger's transmission. It was just as I thought: it took more time to get the car up on the lift than it did to get the slave in. If you've got a little room to manuever, it'a cinch, thicker flange, OBDII O2 sensor in your way or not. As for bleeding, no problem there either. Didn't pre-bleed it before installing, just an initial gravity bleed, about ten minutes of me in the car on the lift pumping the clutch and the tech underneath working the bleeder valve (and occasionally getting on a step ladder to top off the reservoir) and the job was done. Free AAA tow, $20 tip to the tech and $50 shop charge and I was good to go. Learned a few things in the process and if/when I have to do it again, I'm pretty sure I could do it without the lift. Thanks again for all the help... |
