1985 2wd Ranger Clutch Replacement Problem

[chasracer]

Run into a slight snag in the clutch replacement. My original throw out bearing was tossed as it was mangled badly before I realized that I need a part from it. The new throw out bearing looks completely different and does not retain the spring as the OEM did. In other words, the OEM was a push and 1/8th turn to release it from the input shaft, but the new one does not do this. I am thinking there must be a clip or something on that OEM piece that I needed to move to the new bearing. Checked with Ford and the OEM throw out bearing is a discontinued part now.

1985 Ranger 2wd, 2.3 EFI with a 5-speed. If you know of any wrecking yards or online sources, please let me know. Thanks.

 

[Hotrodlincoln]

I have a new TOB for an 85 v6 but I'm pretty sure the 4 bangers use the same one. Looks about like this.

 

[4D55 Performance Inc]

They all take the same TOB. There are no clips, you just need to push it on and it will clip into place. I paid extra money and went with a Centerforce TOB. It was much more high quality than the cheap TOB that came on my slave cylinder. The down side to the Centerforce TOB is they cost about $100.

You may need to just push it on the slave a little harder for it to clip into place.