I have a 2000 Dakota 4x4, 4.7L V8
I am in the middle of replacing the clutch hydraulics and have ran into a problem.
Last week I was on the highway in stop and go traffic, and my pedal dropped to the floor. After inspection I found my slave cylinder had split down the side. I replaced the slave, bled it, fired it up, and still no pressure behind the pedal, so obviously my master is bad as well. I got everything detached (reservoir, pedal, start switch, and firewall bolts) and now I'm trying to pull it out of the firewall and there doesn't seem to be enough clearance to get it past the Brake Master Cylinder!! The bolts are only coming about half way through the firewall. Does the Brake Master need to come off first?! Please tell me there is another way to do this!!! I cant even get to the top bolts for the brake master!!!

Any help is appreciated!

 

It is doable, I honestly can't remember how I did it because its been 4-5 years now but I know that I didn't remove the brake master. Try searching my name for clutch hydraulic threads and maybe I posted something up.

 

This setup was intended to be a one piece setup an enclosed system that you never bleed as bleeding them is very hard to do correctly. Rockauto.com has them

· Late model hydraulic systems require a variety of complex bleed procedures. Obtaining this information is challenging, and properly bleeding these systems is even more difficult. The bleed procedure on a dry system can take an hour or more.

· If the built-in pedal pulsation damper becomes contaminated, the system becomes nearly impossible to bleed. In addition, it is especially difficult to remove air from the damper. The pre-filled system eliminates these difficulties.

 

you have to push the rod that connects to the clutch in and turn it, or you can do what I did when I replaced mine, had someone hold the set up and I riped the rod out, it was a bitch to do but it's possible.