Downshift problem.
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Downshift problem.
96 LT-4 6M
I'm having trouble getting into 1st in my car.
It won't let me in until I'm under 4mph. Anything above that and it grinds.
Also if I'm sitting stationary I can't just jump into 1st. I need to shift into 3rd or 2nd first, and sometimes when I do go to engage first it's like there's a hard barrier but all I need to do is let the car roll a few inches and it will engage fine. I'm hoping it isn't the synchro and I just need a fluid service but I'd like some advisement.
I'm having trouble getting into 1st in my car.
It won't let me in until I'm under 4mph. Anything above that and it grinds.
Also if I'm sitting stationary I can't just jump into 1st. I need to shift into 3rd or 2nd first, and sometimes when I do go to engage first it's like there's a hard barrier but all I need to do is let the car roll a few inches and it will engage fine. I'm hoping it isn't the synchro and I just need a fluid service but I'd like some advisement.
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on both accounts. You either have air in your hydraulic system, due to a leak or not getting all the air out after replacement, or you have a bad slave/master cylinder.
Did you follow the bleed procedure for the hydraulic system when you replaced the slave and master?
Recommend a visit to ZFDoc's site and doing a little reading.
http://www.zfdoc.com/clutch_hydraulic.htm
Last edited by kg4fku; Oct 18, 2016 at 08:16 AM.
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I agree with the advice given above too, but would ask this:
How much pedal "free play" is there? In other words, how far will the pedal move downward under your foot, before meaningful resistance is felt?
How much pedal "free play" is there? In other words, how far will the pedal move downward under your foot, before meaningful resistance is felt?
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Originally Posted by Tom400CFI
I agree with the advice given above too, but would ask this:
How much pedal "free play" is there? In other words, how far will the pedal move downward under your foot, before meaningful resistance is felt?
How much pedal "free play" is there? In other words, how far will the pedal move downward under your foot, before meaningful resistance is felt?
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I had a similar problem and it was a loose ball pivot point on the clutch release fork. The looser it got, the farther I had to push the pedal before it would release. It finally got so bad that the fork would scrape on the back of the pressure plate and make a horrible noise! Unfortunately to fix that, I had to remove the C-beam and drop the transmission to gain access to the inside of the bell-housing where that pivot ball is.