rezzy08
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- 2001 Mazda B3000 3.0 5spd
Hello,
I'm new but not new to this forum. i have finally decided to register but i have read a lot of articles and have gotten a lot of great help over the last 5 years or so (running history of ford vehicles).
I have tried the search function and read up on some things but I'm slightly puzzled troubleshooting my problem. (diagnosing clutch/manual transmissions is COMPLETELY new to me.)
sorry if this is lengthy but id like to include as much as i can to hopefully narrow things down.
The vehicle is a 2001 Mazda B3000 3.0L 5-speed 128,700 miles. Bought it 3 weeks ago with 127,5?? miles on it the guy said the clutch was "pretty much brand new" I know what "pretty much brand new" means to me but i don't know what it means to him. but everything felt beautiful driving it home clear up until friday.
i always press the pedal all the way to the floor.
Friday night my clutch was fine when i left work (usually engages/disengages when the pedal is about 3/4 up and nice and firm right from the smallest downward movement). i drove about 10 miles. probably about 8-9 was highway. i stopped and got gas then i left to continue another 5 miles home.the clutch petal was fine to get going and for shifting to 2nd. when it came time to shift to 3rd the pedal kind of "flopped" down a 1/2" before there was pressure it remained like that for 4th and 5th and the 5 miles from the gas station to home.
Saturday the clutch seemed fine again. drove about 3 miles to drop off trash. when i went to leave the pedal was lacking quite a bit of pressure and the clutch would engage/disengage with the pedal approximately 1/2 way down maybe a smidge more than half way down. I checked the Reservoir for the clutch it was filled to the step in the reservoir as the lid and the owners manual had said. the fluid looked very clean. i pulled the boot on the transmission. inside the case looked a lil wet but the outside slave cylinder looks dry from what i can tell.
sunday i didnt drive it
Today (Monday) I drove it to work it was fine again i went to leave and i was letting off the clutch like i normally do but about 1/4 of the way up it acted as if i just completely released it and it stalled the truck. fired it up again the clutch now seems to be lacking pressure again but it does engage/disengage between 3/4 and 1/2 way up and i can still shift. it doesn't feel smooth like it used to it does kind of have a mechanical feel but its not hard to shift gears either and gears don't grind. i did find however that now as of this incident i apparently no longer need to feather the gas to get rolling from a stop in 1st to prevent stalling like I've had to do prior. i checked the fluid again its still full. i had my fiance push the clutch while i watched the fluid and the level in the reservoir didn't changed the slightest bit. i pulled the boot on the transmission again and checked inside it looks the same as it did Saturday.
(ill try to sneak a video in the end of the post)
things I'm reading and seeing on this forum are usually descriptive enough where if I'm stumped and i find something here on it i can usually solve it with some of the articles. so now im kind of stumped.
like i said diagnosing clutches/manual transmissions is COMPLETELY new to me. but i gotta learn somehow.
TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT I LOOKED AT INSIDE THE BOOT (maybe someone will see something i missed or am unaware of to watch out for)
not sure if i can post links yet so take
youtu
and put
.be
after it and follow it with this
/1j69Soreyxw
thats what i saw. i recorded this and viewed it to see in the boot.
im going to try bleeding the system if i cant do it tomorrow ill try wednesday. my truck shouldn't be going anywhere. if this isn't the problem are there any other ideas out there?
thank you in advance for any help
Matt
I'm new but not new to this forum. i have finally decided to register but i have read a lot of articles and have gotten a lot of great help over the last 5 years or so (running history of ford vehicles).
I have tried the search function and read up on some things but I'm slightly puzzled troubleshooting my problem. (diagnosing clutch/manual transmissions is COMPLETELY new to me.)
sorry if this is lengthy but id like to include as much as i can to hopefully narrow things down.
The vehicle is a 2001 Mazda B3000 3.0L 5-speed 128,700 miles. Bought it 3 weeks ago with 127,5?? miles on it the guy said the clutch was "pretty much brand new" I know what "pretty much brand new" means to me but i don't know what it means to him. but everything felt beautiful driving it home clear up until friday.
i always press the pedal all the way to the floor.
Friday night my clutch was fine when i left work (usually engages/disengages when the pedal is about 3/4 up and nice and firm right from the smallest downward movement). i drove about 10 miles. probably about 8-9 was highway. i stopped and got gas then i left to continue another 5 miles home.the clutch petal was fine to get going and for shifting to 2nd. when it came time to shift to 3rd the pedal kind of "flopped" down a 1/2" before there was pressure it remained like that for 4th and 5th and the 5 miles from the gas station to home.
Saturday the clutch seemed fine again. drove about 3 miles to drop off trash. when i went to leave the pedal was lacking quite a bit of pressure and the clutch would engage/disengage with the pedal approximately 1/2 way down maybe a smidge more than half way down. I checked the Reservoir for the clutch it was filled to the step in the reservoir as the lid and the owners manual had said. the fluid looked very clean. i pulled the boot on the transmission. inside the case looked a lil wet but the outside slave cylinder looks dry from what i can tell.
sunday i didnt drive it
Today (Monday) I drove it to work it was fine again i went to leave and i was letting off the clutch like i normally do but about 1/4 of the way up it acted as if i just completely released it and it stalled the truck. fired it up again the clutch now seems to be lacking pressure again but it does engage/disengage between 3/4 and 1/2 way up and i can still shift. it doesn't feel smooth like it used to it does kind of have a mechanical feel but its not hard to shift gears either and gears don't grind. i did find however that now as of this incident i apparently no longer need to feather the gas to get rolling from a stop in 1st to prevent stalling like I've had to do prior. i checked the fluid again its still full. i had my fiance push the clutch while i watched the fluid and the level in the reservoir didn't changed the slightest bit. i pulled the boot on the transmission again and checked inside it looks the same as it did Saturday.
(ill try to sneak a video in the end of the post)
things I'm reading and seeing on this forum are usually descriptive enough where if I'm stumped and i find something here on it i can usually solve it with some of the articles. so now im kind of stumped.
like i said diagnosing clutches/manual transmissions is COMPLETELY new to me. but i gotta learn somehow.
TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT I LOOKED AT INSIDE THE BOOT (maybe someone will see something i missed or am unaware of to watch out for)
not sure if i can post links yet so take
youtu
and put
.be
after it and follow it with this
/1j69Soreyxw
thats what i saw. i recorded this and viewed it to see in the boot.
im going to try bleeding the system if i cant do it tomorrow ill try wednesday. my truck shouldn't be going anywhere. if this isn't the problem are there any other ideas out there?
thank you in advance for any help
Matt