Good evening folks,

This is is my first post on the form. I need help indentifying the issue that is making my truck hard to shift. I have a 96 F150 with a 300 inline 6 and a 5 speed.

A few months ago I noticed that it was becoming harder to shift, especially into first gear at a stop. Eventually it got so bad that I couldn't even get it into gear. The shop I brought it to put a new clutch, slave, and master cylinder in it. It ran great after that, but after a couple days of driving the issue was back again. So I took it back to the shop and they replaced the pedal assembly because they saw play in the pedal. It drove fine after that, but again after a few days it was having issues shifting again. Brought it back to the shop a third time and they did the clutch again for free. Again, it drove fine for a few days then progressively got harder and harder to shift.

I have no idea what could be causing this issue. Does this sound like a clutch issue or is it time to start thinking about a tranny rebuild? I can't understand why it shifts fine for a few days after each repair, then gets hard to shift again any input should be greatly appreciated.

 

Sounds like it needs bled

it's a pretty easy fix

 

Sounds like synchronizer gears to me. They are not hard to do but the trans dies have to come apart.