Trans issue

Flxratd · 04-14-2011, 03:05 PM

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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 · 04-14-2011, 05:21 PM

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

Flxratd · 04-14-2011, 05:49 PM

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

fordman00 · 04-14-2011, 10:37 PM

Ok.the fluid resorvior was empty topped it off pumped the clutch seems to be working fine.I didn't see any leaks inside the cab Thanks scott and fiscus.

Flxratd · 04-15-2011, 05:44 PM

thats cool. you may still want to grab a buddy and try and bleed it still but if your happy with it then dont mess

fordman00 · 04-15-2011, 06:11 PM

ok, how do you bleed it?

Flxratd · 04-16-2011, 03:28 PM

need to know what year but i took a guess at 1988. if that is close there should be and access port on the side of the trans bellhousing. it looks like yours has a hydrolic release bearing instead of an actual external slave cylinder. you need someone to pump the clutch pedal and hold it down while you open the bleed screw in the access area of the bellhousing and you treat it just like bleeding brakes. just make sure to keep the fluid up in the resovoir

04-14-2011, 05:49 PM	#3
Flxratd Retired Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hamilton/Ross Posts: 645	most of the time if the fluid is low its the clutch master cylinder leaking inside the vehicle but could be either __________________ One of these days Zuk 2.0

04-15-2011, 05:44 PM	#5
Flxratd Retired Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hamilton/Ross Posts: 645	thats cool. you may still want to grab a buddy and try and bleed it still but if your happy with it then dont mess __________________ One of these days Zuk 2.0

04-16-2011, 03:28 PM	#7
Flxratd Retired Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hamilton/Ross Posts: 645	need to know what year but i took a guess at 1988. if that is close there should be and access port on the side of the trans bellhousing. it looks like yours has a hydrolic release bearing instead of an actual external slave cylinder. you need someone to pump the clutch pedal and hold it down while you open the bleed screw in the access area of the bellhousing and you treat it just like bleeding brakes. just make sure to keep the fluid up in the resovoir __________________ One of these days Zuk 2.0

04-14-2011, 05:21 PM	#2
fordman00 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 433	Ok.thanks I'll look here shortly.could it be the slavecylinder if it's not the fluid level?

04-14-2011, 10:37 PM	#4
fordman00 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 433	Ok.the fluid resorvior was empty topped it off pumped the clutch seems to be working fine.I didn't see any leaks inside the cab Thanks scott and fiscus.

04-15-2011, 06:11 PM	#6
fordman00 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 433	ok, how do you bleed it?