transmission problems
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transmission problems
Last week I was on my way to my brothers place when the slave cylinder broke. I got the truck into his garage and started taking it apart. I have never taken the transmission out of a vehicle before. I unbolted the drive shafts, took the shifters off, pulled the transfer case off ( that was heavy), yanked the transmission back and changed the slave cylinder. I put everything back together, changed the transmission oil and the transfer case oil. I also had to change the line that went from the pump to the cylinder.
The only problem that I had was bleading the cluch. My brother suggested that I reverse bleed it. That is you fill a pop bottle up with break fluid and attach it with a rubber hose to the bleeder screw,then squeeze until all of the air has come out of top.
Worked like a charm. I had a little air in the cluch for the first day, now everything is fine.
I phoned around and priced out what it would have cost to have a transmission shop do it, I figure that I saved about $600 cnd about $400 us.
I am very proud of myself. Now I can buy that bandsaw.
The only problem that I had was bleading the cluch. My brother suggested that I reverse bleed it. That is you fill a pop bottle up with break fluid and attach it with a rubber hose to the bleeder screw,then squeeze until all of the air has come out of top.
Worked like a charm. I had a little air in the cluch for the first day, now everything is fine.
I phoned around and priced out what it would have cost to have a transmission shop do it, I figure that I saved about $600 cnd about $400 us.
I am very proud of myself. Now I can buy that bandsaw.
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