F250 clutch master cyl pushrod- need help!

[RangerX]

So on my 1990 F250, the clutch pedal connects to the master cylinder via a ~5" pushrod. Well, mine snapped in half today. My question is, how does the pushrod detach from the MC? Does it just pull straight out? I'm afraid to mess up the MC, if that's not how it comes out. I don't see any clip or setscrew, etc.

My plan is to just replace the pushrod, rather than the whole master cylinder, which would involve having to bleed the system.

 

[410Fortune]

Yikes, as you may know if you have ever done the master cyl on a Ranger/Ex once the pushrod is pushed into the master cylinder it cannot ever come back out without destroying the master cylinder

Is the F-250 master cylinder plastic?

sleeve and weld?

 

[RangerX]

It's metal. I bought a replacement MC from pepboys ($62.99) that is plastic, and comes with a new pushrod not installed. This pushrod has a 'ball' on the end that goes into the master. The 'socket' in the new master has three fingers, they look like what's in the slave hydraulic line disconnect. But I don't know if the old MC has this same setup. If so, I could pull out the broken piece, and click in the new one.

 

[410Fortune]

Man I dunno, good luck! The Explorer master cylinder its a one time deal, once you press it in there its not coming out without breaking the plastic internals.....been there done that!

So you are saying if you can release the 3 fingers it will come out?

the salve cyl quick disco is a crush collar type fitting, you depress the crush collar into the fitting then pull the line out like a chinese finger puzzle

 

[RangerX]

I just looked closely at the original MC, it's the same as the new one: rod held in with three little fingers. There's no collar to slide in, like the slave line. I can push on one with a small flat screwdriver, but one won't relaese it. Maybe there is a special tool. I'm looking around the garage for a tube of just the right diameter to slide in there.

:fingers crossed:

Anyone else's knowledge appreciated!

 

[410Fortune]

Man I hope you can pull this off! I broke two newish master cylinders in my day because I had to take them out of the truck = metal rod must come out

 

[RangerX]

Well, I got it going again. I went ahead and put in the new master, bled it and have decent pedal feel.