On 11 Sep 2006 16:19:46 -0700, "papabearcare"
> wrote:
>George: The slave cylinder is held in by a spring lock connector
>simliar to the way the fuel sysytem hoses are connected, ... you need a
>tool that is specific only to this application of Ford Slave Cylinders.
>It will only cost you approx 20.00 but, I know of no other way of
>removing the slave cylinder with out fear of damaging the housing, and
>damaging the housing might not allow the new slave cylinder to remain
>seated properly.
>Ron Care
Thanks Ron. However I'm not clear what you mean here. Does this clip
retain the cylinder in the truck, or the piston & push rod in the
cylinder? The main part of the question is still - can I avoid taking
the transmission off?