Here awhile back with my 03 I noticed my clutch was funky. I checked the fluid and it was empty. Put new fluid in and it was fine. Fast forward to about 2 months later when it started getting cold I was losing pressure on my clutch pedal. It got to be to where I could barely get it into gear. Started up today and had to pump the clutch a bit and was hard shifting then I pulled up to my house and it has no resistance what so ever. Tried to bleed it still had no change in pressure and when I loosened the bleeder valve nothing came out just dripped. I did how ever notice and with the screw loose and I pressed the clutch the fluid was black but when it would just drip out it was normal color. And still no pressure cause I'll push the clutch in and can't go into any gear. There is no visible leaks anywhere

 

I will add to that the clutch pedal does come off the floor to normal position

 

Welcome to the forum

The Master is the most likely issue, not hard to change, it should come with hose to slave and hose with new reservoir attached
Also new pushrod will be attached

My reason for thinking Master is because the Slave inside the bellhousing doesn't really have much that can break, there are no valves or anything, its just a cylinder that expands when you pump fluid into it, and no fluid is coming out of its bleeder, or dripping out of the bellhousing

Master has a valve and 2 seals
The valve allows flow from reservoir into the master, but when you press down the pedal it BLOCKS the flow into reservoir so all the pressure goes to the slave, and thats not happening
There are also 2 O-ring seals on the piston inside the master, they prevent fluid pressure from pushing fluid past the piston and to the top of master.

Here is a drawing of the whole system: https://static.cargurus.com/images/s...1600x1200.jpeg

There is a switch on the pushrod under the dash that must be removed
Diagram here: https://www.2carpros.com/forum/autom...2217_CPP_1.jpg

It has a sliding tab that you release and it comes off
Remove the push rod to pedal bolt/pin

In the engine bay
Unbolt the reservoir and drain it
On the Master there are 2 bolts, remove them
The Master has a "twist lock" into the firewall, so twist it counter clockwise a 1/4 turn or so and it will pull out........IF you have unbolted the pushrod, lol

On the bellhousing is a Quick Connect fitting, these can be a pain in the A**
You need a tool like this: http://d3d71ba2asa5oz.cloudfront.net...nnect_tool.jpg
Auto parts store have them or make one

 

Yeah cause if it was the slave it would be stuck to the floor correct?

 

No.
There is nothing in the slave, its just an expandable tube, so can't force pedal up or down
Springs on the pressure plate will push slave's piston(cylinder) back into closed position, which should push pedal back up, but there is a spring inside the Master that does that as well

 

The master cylinders I'm looking at on o reileys just have 1 tube coming off of it. Am I looking at something wrong

 

Try Googling : ford ranger clutch prefilled master cylinder

Example here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/PRE-FILLED-...-/162211902176

These are already bled so only air left will be in the slave which will gravity bleed easily
Always open the slave bleeder when installing the master's hose on it

 

Ok upon further inspection I found a liquid substance on the rod going to the master cylinders from clutch pedal. I feel pretty confident it's the master cylinders that has failed

 

I've got everything only thing I'm curious about is how to get the rod loose from the clutch pedal

 

On the 2003 it probably has a plastic clip, there should be a ring that slides toward the push rod and then you pry plastic piece out of the metal pedal arm

Diagram here: https://www.justanswer.com/ford/5wx7...-firewall.html

 

Just finished up with the install and bled the slave and works like a charm took me about 1 hour and a half . Thanks for all your help

 

Good work

Thanks for the update and what FIXED it

 

 

It should be in the middle area if the Pressure Plate is self adjusting

If you just changed the master and not clutch/pressure plate then it is odd pedal is now at the top.
Is pushrod firmly seated on the piston, nothing slipped in between.

Open bleeder on slave, without pressure on the pedal, to make sure there is no pressure in the system with pedal up all the way.
There shouldn't be any pressure, if fluid squirts out then there was and now its gone so pedal should be OK again