when i changed my clutch i didn't have to bleed the system either... just jacked the drivers side up and pumped away - ended up with perfect pedal pressure !

 

Did you do this with the reservoir cap tight or loose?

I suspect tighten.

 

ya you can either bleed it and be cussing

or just grab somin to drink, and sit in there and pump it for a while.

 

Pump very slowly with the driver's side jacked up. Once the air starts to bleed out and the pedal starts coming around you can begin to pump a bit faster, but keep it kind of slow. The air needs the chance to escape through the port in the master cylinder.

 

I had left the cap just sitting on the master cyl. but not screwed on which I think allowed it to self bleed faster when it sat overnight. Just a few pumps in the morning and I was good to go!

 

I need to try this with my stang - so basically you jack up the drivers side about 8 inches or so and loosen/remove the cap on the master cylinder before you pump the clutch?

How do you get at that cap (not near the car right now)

 

After pulling a few '05-up trannys...I've found that putting some vacuum on the master cylinder for about 60 seconds and then releasing it and pumping the pedal about 15 times...and then repeating this process about 4-5 times is the fastest way to get all the air out. Basically this is just a simplified explanation of the Ford Workshop manual.

 

After pulling a few '05-up trannys...I've found that putting some vacuum on the master cylinder for about 60 seconds and then releasing it and pumping the pedal about 15 times...and then repeating this process about 4-5 times is the fastest way to get all the air out. Basically this is just a simplified explanation of the Ford Workshop manual.

Can I just find one of these pumps (that they show in the service manual) at a Pep Boys or Discount Auto parts??

 

Yep...all you need is the plastic Mity-Vac ($20) and a tapered rubber stopper from your local hardware store (can't think of the size off the top of my head)....drill a hole in the rubber stopper and insert a piece of metal tubing ( i used brass tubing) and you have the Ford Special Tool.

 

I have some rubber stopped too from when I had to chamfer the lip of my saleen intercooler reservoir - that's no prob

There is a SEARS by my place on the way home I am stopping at - hoping they have the vac (its listed online)

I thought I saw pics online of this process - you place the stopper in the open brake fluid reservoir in the engine bay, correct?