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2003 Ford Ranger clutch

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Cas

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I am going to replace the clutch in a 2003 Ford Ranger 3.0L. See a few brands listed. Could someone recommend a good brand to use?
 
Brands are not as important as maker. rebranding happens all the time. Sachs is a solid brand, as is EXEDY, Ram Automotive, Aisn, McLeod, these are some that have a track record. Motocraft and Ford supplied components are also fine.
Unless you are a hot rodder with power control needs, go with a conventional composition clutch disk. Stay away from Puck style metalic, or ceramic driven disks. They chatter, squeal, and cause excessive wear on the PP and the FW. Jim
 
I won't shy away from LUK, I got 200,000 miles out of one in a Mustang once. I replaced it with a LUK. Rock Auto has them with competitive pricing.
 
If it has a slave cylinder as in hyd clutch I would replace it when your in there. Have a friend with a 1989 Ford Ranger and she is having problems with her slave cylinder and I have been told it is a good idea to always replace them when doing a clutch
 
Been a while since I've replaced one, but the best quality seemed to come from new instead of rebuilt. Always used aftermarket, factory was cost prohibitive.

You do want to replace the slave cylinder, too much to loose by having to go back in later. Also replace the release bearing, always! Take a look at the pilot bearing, condition of the flywheel surface, oil leaks, freeze plugs behind the flywheel, starter gear, anything that can be taken care of while you're in there.

The hydraulic clutch can be a real bear to get the air bled out, and it must be absolutely air free to work. Last one I got involved with, after spending several hours and every method known to get it bled, gave up in disgust! Left it overnight, next morning it worked perfectly! LOL
 
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