transmission issues
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transmission issues
my slave cylinder broke fri. night, so i replaced that, and it shifted a whole lot better. but when i was goign up a hill i downshifted and it didnt want to come out of gear, but i managed to get it in 3rd, and when i went to shift back into 4th it wouldnt shift at all, wouldnt go to any gear. and now when you try to start it in gear it pulls, the clutch aint releasing, this truck is turning me away form all newer electronic fluid clutch ford trucks
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You might have just got some air in the lines.....check the resevoir...if it's even remotely low go ahead and top it off...wouldn't hurt to crawl under and crack the bleed screw loose (assuming it's external)
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i dont know how old the clutch is. i havent put a new one in it. my uncle changed motors in it about 2 years ago, and he said the clutch was good. but he never drove it that much. no more the 20 or 30 times a year
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Yet to see it, but my grandfather in law had his FIREWALL bend which caused the clutch peddle to not use the master enough to work properly.
Next would be master seals bad and not pumping.
Next would be master seals bad and not pumping.
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Open the inspection cover on the bellhousing of the transmission and with a buddy pushing the clutch observe the slave/pressure plate's movement.
Could be the master cyl.
Could be the master cyl.
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Yes that is correct. A lot of the newer trucks use a rubber plug about 3"x4" rectangle. It is at the very front of the trans, not one of the stamped metal plates on the sides near the bottom.
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If fluid is squirting out of the slave cylinder when bleding the clutch system I don't think the master is at fault. I don't know how you bled the slave cylinder so ignore me if you did it this way, but take it out open the bleeder screw and then make something up to hold the rod of the slave cylinder in while the bleeder screw is at the highest point of the slave and then bled with pumping the clutch like the bleeding brakes or better yet get your hands on a vacuum brake bleeder. This is how we do it in the shop works like a charm every time unless the master really is giving the finger and then in any case you can use this procedure after the master cyl. replacment.
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