Justinwht
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- Joined
- August 12, 2014
- Messages
- 176
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- 44
- Location
- Rosston and Fort Worth, TX
- City, State
- Rosston, Texas
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '96 XLT, '96 XLT, '00 XLS
I suspected the slave-cylinder was going out a few weeks ago when it took an effort to move the stick shift into gear. Last week it became a major problem - It sounded like it was jumping out of gear and I had to shift back and forth couple of times to make sure gear was engaged. Took it to transmission shop last Friday to replace the release bearing and slave cylinder, along with a clutch kit and new flywheel (original had chipped teeth from a different shop not tightening down starter, another whole story for another time).
Yesterday I was sitting in traffic on freeway and could not get it into any gear. Of course it was rush hour and freeway had only one open lane ... the one I was in. I don't recall how I got it in gear, I might have killed the engine. I cautiously took it back to shop. They bleed the lines. Today...same problem, but I noticed it only happens with engine running. It is hard to shift. When it won't shift, I push in the clutch, kill the engine while coasting, shift, then restart. This got me through the day. Could it be a defective new slave cylinder?
Yesterday I was sitting in traffic on freeway and could not get it into any gear. Of course it was rush hour and freeway had only one open lane ... the one I was in. I don't recall how I got it in gear, I might have killed the engine. I cautiously took it back to shop. They bleed the lines. Today...same problem, but I noticed it only happens with engine running. It is hard to shift. When it won't shift, I push in the clutch, kill the engine while coasting, shift, then restart. This got me through the day. Could it be a defective new slave cylinder?