Conversation Between ArdWrknTrk and dave75321

Hi Dave,

I replied to your question in that old thread.
Hopefully anyone else who stumbles across it can gain something too.

I don't know everything about these trucks, so I can only offer advice on what it took to fix my problem.
Here's wishing yours is cheap and simple to fix!

Hey there, I'm replying to this old bit of advice you gave a guy about a clutch pedal sticking halfway and not fully disengaging the transmission. I'm having the same problem now on my 97 f350... I'm picking up the bushings and the lever with the worn pin that you mentioned this afternoon, the master cylinder is full and shows no sign of having leaked any fluid... I'm worried about not being able to drive my daily driver come Monday morning and want to cover all of my bases whike the dealerships are open and before we get too much more snow.... is there anything else you would suggest I look closely at before I make the 2 hrs drive to the dealer?

Thanks so much for any advice.

You said:
"Let's start with the cheap and obvious problems before thinking the worst.

As I said, the symptoms mimic the bushing perfectly.
If the pin on the arm has a flat spot or groove worn in it the new replacement bushing will crack almost instantly.
The arm can be replaced.