Hydraulic clutch line

[forq2]

Alright I am in a bit of a pickle. So I am in progress of replacing my clutch and only need to disconnect the hyrdaulic line. Well turns out the guy that owned the truck before destroyed the white ring that you need to push in so it wont push in to quick disconnect. This is leaving me to either cut the line or disconnect from the master cylinder and take the whole line with the tranny. Does anyone have a suggestion on which to do? (I was told the hydro line costs $50 and I am cheap/poor.) Also how does it disconnect from the MC. I see a pin/screw and not sure what to do without destroying things.

Also should throw in '92 4x4 2.3L.

Thanks
Dano

 

[michowski]

Take a small screw driver and push it in. Its best to get to on opposite sides and just work with it. Thats all you can do.

 

[Hardwareman]

If you have to take it out whole then by all means do so becuase that line is not cheap!

It's definitely a dealer item and is more then $50.00, at least where I live anyway. I've pulled mine that way before. Just unbolted the reservoir with a 10mm socket (or wrench), turned the master loose and took down the whole trans with the entire line attached.

Much easier to work with that way as well. You can replace the plastic sleeve while it's all out and drive the roll pin out of the master too! Good Luck!



Allen

 

[forq2]

Alrighty thanks. My roll pin is just rusted stuck so thats why it was not moving. I am going to give it a good whack after work today. I had a friend who didnt know to quick release the line and just yanked it out and it was $55 to replace it.

Dan

 

[HareRazor]

You can go buy that white clip from ford in a kit that includes some seals for your clutch line. I can go get the part number if you need be

 

[Dave R]

Just unbolted the reservoir with a 10mm socket (or wrench), turned the master loose and took down the whole trans with the entire line attached.

That has always been my favorite method, especially as it never requires you to bleed the system afterwards.

 

[forq2]

So I should be able to pop the quick release off the slave cylinder once the tranny is removed? Is there also a way to remove the throwout brearing without removing the slave cylinder? I only slid the trans back a bit because I am working mostly alone so dropping it and putting it back up would be a pain since I am quite weak. It looks as though the bearing is only on the spring by some clip, its kind of hard to see it all.

Thanks

 

[Hardwareman]

Yeah, it's a clip going around the shaft that holds the bearing on. You may want to replace the whole slave with a new bearing while you have it all apart. It's really going to suck to have everything back together only to realize you needed a new slave.

Don't ask me how I know!




Allen

 

[liteshow]

Does anyone have the part number for the kit with the little plastic slave cylinder hydraulic coupling clip? It would be greatly appreciated, and here in Canada they want $170 for the line

 

[preflight]

Did anyone read my post

 

[liteshow]

I've done searches for all the terms I can think of and haven't found anything related to what I need, which is the part number for just the little plastic collar clip. Would you be able to link to your post?

Thanks!

 

[Hardwareman]

If I remember right, AutoZone has one in their "help" section of the store.





Allen

 

[mccrob]

rockauto.com has the whole line for $55,were I live you can only get it from ford and it cost $145,i'm thinking the factory ford lines are made from gold and platinum because it's not like the auto industry to overcharge for factory parts.

 

[liteshow]

Is there an Canadian equivalent to Autozone, or am I making a road trip?

 

[mccrob]

everywhere I called here in Nova scotia said you have to get it from ford,even though I'm only 45 mins from the ferry to u.s where you can get the part after market.Your best bet is to buy the part online and have it shipped,if you don't have a credit card there are other ways to pay such as an online prepaid visa(i think it's called entro pay)it's defiantly worth it,even with taxes and whatnot you will pay less than half at rockauto.com