Sunday, October 14, 2012

Ford Ranger & Mazda B-Series Truck Clutch Hydraulic System Bleeding


This video shows the bleeding procedure for clutch hydraulics on a Ford Ranger or Mazda B-Series pickup.

The video includes the following topics:

- Describes symptoms of air trapped in the release system
  • no release
  • poor release
  • gear grinding
  • can't get into 1st
  • can't get into reverse

- Procedures for bench testing

- How to bleed clutch master cylinder

- How to test clutch master cylinder on vehicle

- How to insert clutch line into Perfection TECH-Link™ connector

- How to gravity bleeding slave cylinder

- Informative demonstration of proper plate lift after successful clutch bleeding

The entire clutch bleeding procedure was accomplished using NO special tools.

The entire procedure only required a Philips screwdriver.

You too can try this method on your next Ford Ranger or Mazda pickup clutch job.

You will be glad you did. It works and you will save a lot of time!