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Originally Posted by Simpler=Better
1998 Ranger, 2.5L SOHC, M5OD, 2wd. The littlest of little trucks.
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Ah! I had a 93' Ranger, 4.0L 2wd, M5OD and had also done a clutch in it plus a clutch in my friends which was about the same as yours. Its not too bad of a job but the slave cylinder in those trucks tends to suck. Its internal to the bellhousing and mostly plastic. The hyd. line going to it can be a pain in the @ss to release too. Theres a special tool but its not that great. You have to push a plastic sleeve into the coupler to release the line. I had to replace the slave unit twice because they wouldn't hold a bleed, after a while the thing would gradually suck in air and with the clutch pedal to the floor, the clutch would drag enough it would be very hard to get into gear while stopped. If yours works good in that regard, leave it be and keep a spare. You can replace the bearing on it. Also check/replace the shifter bushing halves and pins, very commonly trashed on these Mazda 5spds. If you have any Q's let me know, I have more experience on these than I would like
