Bleeding the transmission

[The Strobe]

I have a question about bleeding the transmission maybe someone here can help me with.
I got in my Ranger the other day and the clutch went to the floor...no pressure and the I couldn't get it into any gear (disengage?). I had the slave cylinder replaced last year... I went ahead and changed the Master clutch cylinder . CLUTCH is still weak and won't allow me to shift into any gear.

My question is...to bleed the transmission, I should make sure the reservior is full, pump the clutch for a while then have someone hold the clutch down and I open the bleeder valve. Then close the bleeder valve and have them release the clutch. am I correct on this?
How many times can I expect to repeat this process before I can expect the clutch to be bled? and functioning properly? I keep reading "hunderds" of times and I don't want to spend all day doing this to find out the slave went bad again and I was pumping the clutch all day for naught.

Thanks for any help you can offer!!

[juliuszx6]

I went through the same thing with this.Pumping the pedal will get you nowhere.To bleed the system put a small hose over the bleeder on the slave so you can see the air and fluid come out.Now just bleed it like you would a brake caliper or wheel cylinder.After maybe 6 or 7 times you should start to feel something.This should get you close.It doesn't have to be perfect as long as the clutch works.Any air left in it will work it's way out and your pedal will get better after a while.Good Luck.

[The Strobe]

Thanks for the Reply. I spent HOURS bleeding the line with the hose in place and thinking I was doing it wrong. I finally raised the white flag and had it brought to a transmission place... turns out it was the Slave cylinder...Again. I went there while they had it apart and showed me what was wrong. I think I should be good now for a while.

thanks again