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Trouble Shifting

Peter

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96 XLT
Why oh why do I have a hard time shifting, especially when its hot out?...is it something to do with the manual trans fluid, does that need replacing?...when I try to shift, especially into first the gates dont seem to want to open, and it takes me throwing the pole into fourth which seems to "losen" it up...whats goin on?
 






is the clutch fluid resevoir full? when mine gets low it becomes very difficult to shift...
 






93 Navajo = Mazda 5 speed tranny

Most likely it is the slave cylinder and it's time for a new clutch.
It could be the synchro's inteh tranny, but I doubt it.

The hydraulic internal slave cylinders in these things are the worst part of your whole truck!

The problem is it cant be replaced without dropping the tranny, and if your gonna drop the tranny then you had better replace the clutch pack, pilot bearing, and have the flywheel surfaced.

You can try having or bleeding the clutch, but it probably wont have any air trapped in the line unless the clutch has been replaced recently.

try searching these boards, you will find a ton of info.,,,

Also make sure your tranny is tight to the engine, if the bolts are not torqued properly then it can cause this.

Also you can tell alot by looking through the inspection cover onthe tranny with somebody running the engine and depressing the clutch pedal. If you know what to look for then this is the best place to start, measure how far the slave cylinder is traveling, or have a tranny shop take a look for you...

I had my Mazda 5 speed rebuilt twice and went through 4 clutch's in two years, including a custom keval clutch I had built, part of this is due to crappy aftermarket rebuilds, the fact that it's a Explorer drivetrain in a BII (was never right) and because I tow a boat. I have since converted to an Automatic and couldnt be happier to have no more clutch pedal....
 






Thanks, I dont really understand the reason ford used that transmission in the explorer and navajo. The clutch has...lets see...about 30000 on it, actually more like 25000. The reservoir is fine, the transmission runs great most of the time so i dont think its an inherent problem with how its sitting or with its function. But could it be a fluid issue? and honestly that is the one thing I cant figure out how to check or deal with. When the transmission gets hot, not even necessarily the water temp rising or outside temp hot. How might I check the fluid in the tranny?...fortune, I hope that you have not been affected by those wildfires near you
 






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