2002 Ford Ranger Clutch/Transmission Help?!?!

[johnosbourn]

Hi All,
I have a 2002 Ford Ranger. While almost at a stop a shifted into neutral. When I went to shift back into first as I was lifting my foot from the clutch it felt like something was stopping the clutch from moving upwards, it did this for about 5 to 10 seconds. Then I lost all resistance in the clutch. I can shift into the diff. gears while the truck is turned off. Also, there is fluid leaking from the transmission. I just need to replace my clutch right? Or does it seem like something else may be wrong? The engine size is 4cyl 2.3l.

[backerm1]

its probably a bad slave cylinder.

[johnosbourn]

Where is the slave cylinder located?

[toddler62]

The slave cylinder is probably on the inside of the manual transmission. at least is on my 1994 ranger. This means dropping the tranny to replace. I would have the rest looked at when you fix the slave cylinder.

[RahX]

It goes on the input shaft to the transmission and is a PAIN to bleed.

[johnosbourn]

Okay, so! I was wondering if it mattered if I used a self adjusting clutch or just a non self adjusting clutch. The self adjusting clutch is OEM. The OEM one is $300 and the aftermarket non self adjusting one is only $200. Which is a fairly big price gap. I'd rather do the extra work and get the $200 one.