AFARR
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- City, State
- Clarion, PA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1994 Sport
My 1994 Sport--2WD has had a chronic problem with it not going into gears. You have to struggle to get it into gear--been going on for years.
It has had a clutch replaced (about 40k miles ago when the car reached 120k miles), then had the master cylinder and Slave replaced in Jan. 2004 when it suddenly gave out in the middle of -10 degree weather (the repair shop had me exchange the clutch parts under warrantee, and they put new ones in then--so it would be about 135k miles).
The vehicle now has 160k miles. I need to keep it going for a while yet--however, on a trip back to Chicago this weekend, I got stuck in start-stop traffic, and it lost (hard to describe) 'Definition' in going into 1 and 3--instead of going straight up to 1st and up-right-up into 3rd, there is kind of a wierd "angle" path that the shifter takes.
It is still driveable, but difficult to get into gear.
Now, I will have a backup vehicle running shortly--so I can take a weekend to change out the trans on the Explorer (and take the clutch parts to Pep Boys under warrantee--that is about an hour and a half drive to the closest one now).
Short of a trans change, is there any adjustments possible?
I have checked the New master cylinder-seems to move fine, firmly attached to the firewall (doesn't flex on pushing the clutch pedal), there is no (at least visible to me) way to adjust the master. I did try to vacuum bleed the slave, and got no visible air--just fluid.
And, if a Trans change is warranted, what years will work to replace it? I believe it is the Mazda trans (I think my Haynes mentions a Mitsu trans in some of them)? I would prefer not to spend an arm and a leg on a rebuilt unit (best to keep it under $500)--so I am thinking a used unit might keep it running for another year or two.
Any suggestions, or things to watch out for on the change?
Thanks!!!
AFARR
It has had a clutch replaced (about 40k miles ago when the car reached 120k miles), then had the master cylinder and Slave replaced in Jan. 2004 when it suddenly gave out in the middle of -10 degree weather (the repair shop had me exchange the clutch parts under warrantee, and they put new ones in then--so it would be about 135k miles).
The vehicle now has 160k miles. I need to keep it going for a while yet--however, on a trip back to Chicago this weekend, I got stuck in start-stop traffic, and it lost (hard to describe) 'Definition' in going into 1 and 3--instead of going straight up to 1st and up-right-up into 3rd, there is kind of a wierd "angle" path that the shifter takes.
It is still driveable, but difficult to get into gear.
Now, I will have a backup vehicle running shortly--so I can take a weekend to change out the trans on the Explorer (and take the clutch parts to Pep Boys under warrantee--that is about an hour and a half drive to the closest one now).
Short of a trans change, is there any adjustments possible?
I have checked the New master cylinder-seems to move fine, firmly attached to the firewall (doesn't flex on pushing the clutch pedal), there is no (at least visible to me) way to adjust the master. I did try to vacuum bleed the slave, and got no visible air--just fluid.
And, if a Trans change is warranted, what years will work to replace it? I believe it is the Mazda trans (I think my Haynes mentions a Mitsu trans in some of them)? I would prefer not to spend an arm and a leg on a rebuilt unit (best to keep it under $500)--so I am thinking a used unit might keep it running for another year or two.
Any suggestions, or things to watch out for on the change?
Thanks!!!
AFARR