possible clutch problem
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possible clutch problem
Here is my sob story for the day.
I have a 95 f150 with the 300 IL6 and a 5 speed standard transmission.
when I am driving down the road I will hear a knocking semi metallic/hollow noise (more like a thok) when i hit bumps. I also hear it sometimes when I put in my clutch.
I got stuck in 3rd gear once =0 Couldnt get it to disengage and after 500 feet of swearing tugging revving and clutch slamming it came out. Hasn't happened since thankfully!
It has a hard time going directly in to first sometimes. If i sit with the tranny in neutral and the clutch disengaged then try to go into first sometimes it grinds bad and makes a horrible sound.
I thought at first it was the throw out bearing going out BUT I the bearing is brand new 6k miles ago...
any ideas?
I have a 95 f150 with the 300 IL6 and a 5 speed standard transmission.
when I am driving down the road I will hear a knocking semi metallic/hollow noise (more like a thok) when i hit bumps. I also hear it sometimes when I put in my clutch.
I got stuck in 3rd gear once =0 Couldnt get it to disengage and after 500 feet of swearing tugging revving and clutch slamming it came out. Hasn't happened since thankfully!
It has a hard time going directly in to first sometimes. If i sit with the tranny in neutral and the clutch disengaged then try to go into first sometimes it grinds bad and makes a horrible sound.
I thought at first it was the throw out bearing going out BUT I the bearing is brand new 6k miles ago...
any ideas?
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Loose engine/tranny mounts? U-joints? Loose front end components, e.g. ball joints/pivot
arm bushings?
I really doubt the thunking & sticking 3rd gear are related, unless there's a problem with
your clutch master or slave cylinder or their adjustments and the clutch isn't entirely
disengaging (which would explain the 1st- & 3rd-gear problems).
arm bushings?
I really doubt the thunking & sticking 3rd gear are related, unless there's a problem with
your clutch master or slave cylinder or their adjustments and the clutch isn't entirely
disengaging (which would explain the 1st- & 3rd-gear problems).
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You called it. It was a loose engine mount on one side. I could turn the nut with my hand. Apparently when they put in my new clutch they raised the engine and didn't tighten it back down enough and it worked free over time. 
This will teach me to trust someone else's work without checking it over myself
Now I just need to figure out my gear problem.
Thanks for the solve!
This will teach me to trust someone else's work without checking it over myself
Now I just need to figure out my gear problem.
Thanks for the solve!
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well things are never as easy as they seem. I drove to work this morning and the noise is still there. It appears that the loose engine mount was just something else that needed fixing
It seems to make the sound more often when I am giving it a little gas but not too much. It also makes one pop (sometimes) when I release the clutch. As if the released pressure let something drop?
I wish I had just one vehicle that didnt need fixing all the time lol
Probably should have posted this in the -96 forum...
It seems to make the sound more often when I am giving it a little gas but not too much. It also makes one pop (sometimes) when I release the clutch. As if the released pressure let something drop?
I wish I had just one vehicle that didnt need fixing all the time lol
Probably should have posted this in the -96 forum...
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