Huh. I can turn perfectly good parts into scrap...

[Roadapple]

Hi all-

I joined early this morning. I have an issue with a 1990 2.3L XLT Ranger 2WD. It has 94000 original miles and ran great until I replaced the (worn) clutch. Now I've got the "melting slave cyl blues". I am trying to figure out what clutch disc/pressure plate fits this truck. It seems not all replacements are created equal. I've detailed this in my post.

I've lurked on this forum for a while, and found it to be excellent. I've learned a lot about Rangers from all of you. Not all forums are good - this one is great.

The truck is due to be repaired tomorrow and any help would be appreciated.

Best of luck to you all.

Ed

 

[adsm08]

Go to NAPA for your parts. Their stuff is supplied by the OEM supplier.

 

[Roadapple]

Thanks adsm08, that *is* where the mechanic buys his parts. I don't think I've got problems with the LuK parts, I think maybe that the problem is because of the change in hydraulic systems in Rangers in 1993.

In my post (Melting Clutch Slave-Cylinder) in transmissions I mentioned that Ford made obsolete the original slave cylinders for my model year when they went to a clutch hydraulic system with a longer fitting. The hydraulic system in my vehicle has been updated. So, even though I have a 1990 Ranger, I think I should be using all 1993 parts to repair this *because* I have the hydraulic lines for a 1993 2.3 L Ranger.

So, I see that the LuK P/Ns for a 1990 2.3 L are:
07-054 clutch kit
LSC002 slave w/o TOB

For the 1993 2.3 L, the LuK P/Ns are:
07-093 clutch kit
LSC003 slave w/o TOB

Is it possible to mate a 1990 clutch to a 1993 slave and melt the slave cyl because of excessive compression of the slave cyl? A mechanic not as familiar with Rangers as this group is might have mated a 1990 clutch assy. to a 1993 slave cyl.

Does anybody have any experience with this?

 

[RonD]

From reading your other post you could have just got a bad throwout bearing, it happens.

A search for "melted slave cylinders" doesn't come back with much for Ford's, so it wouldn't be a common Ranger issue even with the later model plastic slaves.

There are two pressure plates available, self-adjusting(stock) and regular, but these have the same dimensions so I can't see this causing your problem.

It is an odd one.