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Alright, I'm new here to the forums, also pretty new to owning a Ranger. I bought mine about 6 months ago. It worked great, except as time went on, it got harder and harder to get into gear. I did a bit of research and figured maybe it was the slave, as apparently they tend to go here and there. So, being off in the winter months, I decided I'd do it myself. Dropped the trans, easy enough. Ordered a new slave cylinder, and a new clutch disc. Installed both, bam, easy enough, put it all back together, sure, no problem. Then, I started the bleeding process. I bled and I bled, to no avail. I have a soft clutch about 7/8ths of the way down, after that it feels nice and solid. It springs back easily enough. I figured screw it, I'll just put in a new Master Cylinder while I'm at it too. Bought a new master, bench bled it, thoroughly, (rock hard to push in, won't move more than an eight if that even). After installing the new master, I connected the quick connect line back to the slave, cracked the bleeder, and kept the reservoir full. Let it go through about 3-4 reservoirs. Closed the bleeder, and still, same thing, clutch goes down pretty soft for the first 7/8th, and gets solid after that. I looked into the hole in the bell housing, and I got someone to press the clutch. I can't see any leaks in there, I'm assuming if my slave had a leak it would piss out fluid right? Also, the throwout bearing is right up against the fingers on the pressure plate, which Im assuming it should be, correct? Is there any part during the clutch install that I could have messed up on, that would cause this symptom? Thanks!
