1988 F-150 Drivetrain problem
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1988 F-150 Drivetrain problem
I just bought this truck today. Straight 6 on a 5 Speed Manual Tranny. Went and picked up the truck drove it about 20 miles and pulled over to check my Waterlevels, because there is a small leak from the water neck. Anyway, got back in the truck and started it no problem. But now I can't put it in gear. Let the clutch out and it stalls. I got a wrecker and When he pulled the truck on his bed the back wheels were locked up. Any suggestions? Now when I try to put it into any gear it won't go. If I let the cutch out I feel the truck wanting to go forward. It feels like the tranny is stuck in gear and won't release it.
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I would start be removing your driveshaft and spinning the rear wheels around. If they spin then its a transmission issue; if they don't then its probably an issue with your rear pumpkin, or possible seized up breaks. If the truck idles in neutral with no problems then I wouldn't suspect that the transmission is causing the problem when going into gear... Hard to say...
-Chris
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Originally Posted by 88FordF-150
So its in nuetral, but seems like it is still in gear when u let the clutch out?
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Originally Posted by TXKaiser
Exactly! it is the weirdest thing I ever came across. I will check the rear breaks tomorrow. Also the previous owner told me he had the Clutch worked on. Is it possible that the gearshift could be inserted wrong into the transmission?
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Originally Posted by Skandocious
Whoa I guess I missed this part. So the truck still feels like its in gear when in neutral? Does it die?
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In this case, you are definitely have a problems in the transmission. If you turn the truck off and leave it in neutral with the parking break off, can you push the truck forward with a buddy or 2? I assume you couldn't, just trying to narrow things down here. I'm not very familiar with the standard transmission, sorry.
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Originally Posted by Skandocious
In this case, you are definitely have a problems in the transmission. If you turn the truck off and leave it in neutral with the parking break off, can you push the truck forward with a buddy or 2? I assume you couldn't, just trying to narrow things down here. I'm not very familiar with the standard transmission, sorry.
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Ok, here is what I checked so far. It's not the rear end or the brakes. I disconnected the rear end from the driveshaft. The rear end moves freely. I pulled the shifter out of the "cup" on top of the transmission. Everything lines up in there. I am about to give up and take it to a shop.
