Will reverse bleeding the clutch from slave remove air in master?

[moretsky99]

96 Ford Ranger 5 speed manual

I already bench bled my master, but I'm pretty sure I blew it.
So, I was thinking to go to Harbor Freight and get a reverse bleed kit I've seen in Youtube videos. I've also see a pretty (Ranger specific) famous video where the guy talks about bench bleeding the master as the only way to get air out of the system.

So, question is, will reverse bleeding from the slave bleeder valve remove air from the master cylinder and save me the cumbersome removal of the master again?

Thanks, especially to anyone who has been successful doing this.

 

[gw33gp]

If it is like my 2002 Ranger, I don't see how this would remove air from the master cylinder. If anything. it could trap air in the master cylinder if there was air in the slave or lines. In my opinion. Ford made the master cylinder upside down. Air can only be bled out of the master cylinder by turning it upside down.

Yours being a 96 it may be different, and reverse bleeding may work.

I have a 1961 Austing Healey Sprite race car that has a master cylinder the also traps air in the master cylinder. It is not as bad as my Ranger, but it still must be rotated a little to bleed it. I found I could lift the front of the car very high with a forklift and can reverse bleed it successfully.

 

[moretsky99]

If it is like my 2002 Ranger, I don't see how this would remove air from the master cylinder. If anything. it could trap air in the master cylinder if there was air in the slave or lines. In my opinion. Ford made the master cylinder upside down. Air can only be bled out of the master cylinder by turning it upside down.

Yours being a 96 it may be different, and reverse bleeding may work.

I have a 1961 Austing Healey Sprite race car that has a master cylinder the also traps air in the master cylinder. It is not as bad as my Ranger, but it still must be rotated a little to bleed it. I found I could lift the front of the car very high with a forklift and can reverse bleed it successfully.

Maybe I can borrow the forklift and turn my Ranger upside down.

Well, I went to harbor freight and sure enough they had 2 devices to help bleed, but in the end I decided against buying them. I returned and now have the master out of the Ranger and am about to bench bleed. Being the eternal optimist, every time I come up with a new solution/plan I just know it's going to work.
Thanks for your comments.

 

[Ab_Reed]

I vacuum bled my clutch and its been fine.

 

[SenorNoob]

Park on a REALLY steep hill to bleed?

 

[moretsky99]

Park on a REALLY steep hill to bleed?

Noob, I wondered about that. I had my Ranger up on low ramps. I wondered if that hindered the bleeding process.
After 2 plus weeks and having to share my son's car, I figured I must have done something wrong when I put the bell housing back. I couldn't face taking that off again. I had the 96 Ranger towed to a garage. If it had been another vehicle, I might have sold it for the engine or donated it, but being that it's my baby and has only 130,000 on the engine I bit the bullet. Now I hoping first off that they'll be able to bleed it, but I think the problem is deeper. I'm upset with myself for not swapping out the master and slave at the same time I had my initial problem of a loose flywheel. As I stated I put in a new clutch and pressure plate and pilot bearing. Well, live and learn. Problem now as it is quite often for me... at 76 not sure the lesson learned will help me again in the short time I have left. Not to be morbid, I think it humorous more than morbid. Have the same issue at yard sales when I see tools for sale.
Thanks to Ranger Station and all of you for your support. And thanks to Youtube for the so many videos I've watched to learn how to do things. Certainly beats the old Chilton's manuals.
Allen