tranny or clutch?
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tranny or clutch?
on my 83 ford f150 4 speed manual (granny) when im drivin and i try to go into second its really hard and you have to shove it into second but third and fourth are fine after that?
any one know the problem?
thanks
any one know the problem?
thanks
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Could be a wornout synchro. It could also be the firewall flexing because of the pressure on the clutch.
Try this: Start the engine and put it in neutral. Put the clutch all the way in and slowly try to slide it into reverse. Does it grind? Push it into neutral and then slowly into first. If it grinds even a little then your clutch isn't fully disengaging.
If there's no grinding, then your synchro is worn out on 2nd gear. A fluid change might help it for a while.
This happens because people don't know how to drive a stick properly. Someone developed a habit of putting the truck in 2nd while going too fast. You should be going less than 10 mph when you put it in 2nd.
Try this: Start the engine and put it in neutral. Put the clutch all the way in and slowly try to slide it into reverse. Does it grind? Push it into neutral and then slowly into first. If it grinds even a little then your clutch isn't fully disengaging.
If there's no grinding, then your synchro is worn out on 2nd gear. A fluid change might help it for a while.
This happens because people don't know how to drive a stick properly. Someone developed a habit of putting the truck in 2nd while going too fast. You should be going less than 10 mph when you put it in 2nd.
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yeah i just got it like this
and with my granny i can get much faster than ten in first
i thought about just forgetting first altogether unlass off roading and try to d=start out in second
never tried it yet though
whta do you think?
and with my granny i can get much faster than ten in first
i thought about just forgetting first altogether unlass off roading and try to d=start out in second
never tried it yet though
whta do you think?
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sound normal to me.I purchased a truck just like you have new in 83 and it was that way from the start.andym is exactly right.your supposed to pull out in second gear.low is only used in tight spots or when loaded...
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its a brass metal ring that syncronizes the gears so the trans shifts without grinding
the part itself is probobly less than $20 but it would require removing and taking apart the trans to replace and although not really that hard not somthing that most people can do themselves
the part itself is probobly less than $20 but it would require removing and taking apart the trans to replace and although not really that hard not somthing that most people can do themselves
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cost would depend on if you or the shop are removing and installing the tran if you remove and take it to a shop i would guess under 500 but if there doing all the work maybe 750-1k
if i were you i would just start out in second when ever possible
if i were you i would just start out in second when ever possible
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