Today i was pulling into a parking spot and i pushed in the clutch and the brake to stop. The clutch went to the floor and the truck stalled. There is no back pressure in the clutch. If I lift it up with my foot the spring pops it to the up position. When I try to press down on it, the spring slams it to the floor. No start with No clutch. Needless to say I had to call for a ride home. 2nd time stranded in my 10 years of driving 2 F150s.
'96 F150 5 spd manual 130,000 miles 4.6L(4.9L, whatever it is).
How bad does this sound?
The clutch pedal is physically there. It just isn't doing anything except poping in and out with no results. I tried to start it back up, but it does the same thing as not having the clutch pushed in.
Does it crank over? If so, do you know how to shift without using a clutch?
My ex-wife broke the clutch quadrant in her Mustang again(same symptons as yours). The starter interlock switch on her Mustang is on the clutch pedal, so I was able to start it in gear and drive it back to her house.
Divorced for seven years and I still have to work on her car
Doesn't crank over.
Just got off the phone witha friend and he was thinking along the line of a slave cylinder. He said he had a similer thing happen to him and he got a $20 rebuild kit and it ended up being a "o" ring inside it. Atleast that's what i think he said was wrong.
I had this happen once with a Datsun way back. I was able to drive 200 miles home this way and even stop for gas etc.
I would agree it is likely the clutch cylinder, either master or slave, or if mechanical, it's the linkage or cable.
I could still start the engine, I think your will too as long as the clutch is depressed enough to turn off the interlock switch.
Once it is running you can kind of "nudge" the shifter into gear. then as you speed up you can find the speed where the tranny synchros are fairly matched in speed to what you are doing, and "nudge" it into the next gear.
There is kind of a knack to "nudging" it, but if you do it right, the gears won't grind, even going into 1st.
At least that is my experience 20 years ago with a rice burner.
Good Luck,
Jim Henderson
Last edited by jim henderson : 02-19-2004 at 04:30 PM.
Do you have any fluid leaking underneath the truck. In other words, check the slave cylinder for leakage. Usually when those go they start puking everywhere.
Also check for brake fluid leaking into the cab. That would be a sign of a bad clutch master.
EDIT: Don't cheeze out and buy a rebuild kit. Pony up and buy a new one. You'll be bucks up in the long run.
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Last edited by 77'F-150Mudder : 02-19-2004 at 04:40 PM.
After a little hasle in the dark I found out that the push rod came off the linkage. Quick fix, put it back on. That worked until yesterday when the plastic piece on the end of the push rod snaped in half. Why would they make the whole push rod metal the put a plastic piece of crap on the end that brakes. I believe that i have to replace the whole clutch mast cylinder now, I have it almost off but the manual says to disconnect it from the hydrolic line. Sounds simple, but how do I do that? I have the 2 nuts off and the switch assembly off. Everything is on the enigine side now. Just sitting there. Help? I see no nut keeping it on and it will turn 360 while on the hydrolic line.
There is a pin that locks the line into the cylinder (and an o-ring between the hose and cylinder). Just push the pin out and the hose will come off.
And don't forget to replace the o-ring when you put it back together.
Originally posted by steell Does it crank over? If so, do you know how to shift without using a clutch?
My ex-wife broke the clutch quadrant in her Mustang again(same symptons as yours). The starter interlock switch on her Mustang is on the clutch pedal, so I was able to start it in gear and drive it back to her house.
Divorced for seven years and I still have to work on her car
