tranny trouble
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tranny trouble
i have a 1995 F-150 with a 5-speed manual. i think there is more than one type of 5-speeds that ford put on the trucks but i dont know which one it is. first gear has always been a little hard to get into but today driving down the road it got hard to even take the truck out of gear and when i did it was impossible to get it back in gear. does anybody know what could be wrong?
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Clutch trouble, or loss of oil in your tranny. If you do not have the "granny" first gear, you have a M5OD Mazda tranny. Read through the forums. These have rubber plugs for the shift rails and the plugs deteriorate and leak. This leads to tranny failure.
Your clutch master/slave may have issues, everything from a flexing master mount to worn mechanical linkage ahead of the master, to a leak, to needing to be bled etc etc.
Get your tools or check book out.....
Your clutch master/slave may have issues, everything from a flexing master mount to worn mechanical linkage ahead of the master, to a leak, to needing to be bled etc etc.
Get your tools or check book out.....
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well i have taken my truck over to the mechanic who has worked on every single one of my family member's cars and after talking to him im not too happy. he said it's the slave pump that went bad. to fix that they need to take the entire tranny and he said that while they are down there they replace the clutch as well. now here's my question. do you really need to take off the whole tranny? cause i think that will kill me with labor charges. and is replacing the clutch a good idea? he didnt have any real price quote but he estimated around $700. i have the money but since im a senior in high school, $700 is not a fun number. plus my ma is ready to make me sell it. any help or advice would be greatly appreicated.
if it matters, my truck has 137,000 miles on it
if it matters, my truck has 137,000 miles on it
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Slave cylinder is inside the bell on your model. Pulling the tranny is the only access. Yes, with that mileage you should replace everything in there and work over the seals on the tranny whilst your at it. You are paying a lot for the r & r of the tranny. Get all the other stuff done at the same time so you don't have to pay for that r & r again.
As for selling it--a failure of this type will devalue the vehicle far more than the $700 repair. Once it's repaired, it is, theoretically now, no more or less reliable than any other used truck or car. So dumping it for another used vehicle is just a gamble, and since you know the history of your vehicle, you can use that to decide if it's the right gamble. (been flogging it daily, WOT on every shift, oil changes at 18000?)
Good luck.
As for selling it--a failure of this type will devalue the vehicle far more than the $700 repair. Once it's repaired, it is, theoretically now, no more or less reliable than any other used truck or car. So dumping it for another used vehicle is just a gamble, and since you know the history of your vehicle, you can use that to decide if it's the right gamble. (been flogging it daily, WOT on every shift, oil changes at 18000?)
Good luck.
