Trans issue

[fordman00]

So I was driving my 89 bronco 2 today and noticed it wasn't going on and out of gears ceding smoothly or easily.its a 5 speed and it will grind trying to go into reverse.It will engage and disengage when the petals almost to the floor which isn't how it used to be any advicecwould be appreciated!

[jfiscus]

Check your clutch fluid level. Any leaks?

[fordman00]

No leaks that I've seen.I know trans is full.

[Flxratd]

Originally Posted by fordman00

No leaks that I've seen.I know trans is full.

i think what fiscus was saying is i beleive it has a hydrolic clutch. that being said it has a seperate resivoir for fluid much like your brake master cyl only smaller on the firewall and it uses dot 3 brake fluid. if that gets low it will cause your problem. if so look up under the dash where it attaches to the clutch pedal and you may see fluid leaking down the inside of the firewall. if thats the case you need a clutch master cylinder. if its dry there then look down by the trans at the release fork and that would be the slave cylinder. if all is good there then you can try bleeding the system but most likely you are haveing a clutch starting to fail. good luck and hope this long winded post helps

[fordman00]

Ok.thanks I'll look here shortly.could it be the slavecylinder if it's not the fluid level?

[Flxratd]

most of the time if the fluid is low its the clutch master cylinder leaking inside the vehicle but could be either