1997 f150 xlt 4x4 4.6l wth manual tranny won't shift properly

6fviking · #1 10-19-2009, 12:32 AM

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My 97 f150 for the the last few weeks would occassionally grind slightly when shifting into 1st and second gear.Then last night while stopped at a stop sign i could not find 1st or 2nd gear, i put it in 3rd gear and drove to a nearby parking lot stopped and couldn't find any gear but reverse,but when i gave it gas it would bog down and stall out.Then today i checked it out and it was low on clutch fluid .I filled the clutch fluid to the proper level.This did not help.It's very hard to find 1st,2nd and reverse,will not shift while truck is moving,get's stuck in neutral (takes both hands to shift),and when i put the shifter where 2nd gear should be it goes back about 6 inches further than normal without finding 2nd.I have to like push the shifter hard to the left to find 1st and 2nd,and hard to the right to find reverse.Anyone have any ideas what my problem might be?

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glc · #2 10-19-2009, 06:34 AM

You may have multiple issues. It sounds like you have a worn out shift mechanism and a leaky slave and/or master cylinder.

JMC · #3 10-19-2009, 07:15 PM

If you have to add a lot of brake fluid to the clutch master cylinder then your slave is leaking. You may have bent the shift forks or the locking pins that hold them to the rail when you used two hands to force it into gear. Try bleeding the slave first and see if it improves the shifting. If not you will be pulling the tranny to change the slave and you will need to pull the cover to inspect the shift linkage.

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Triton_98 · #4 10-20-2009, 12:29 AM

mine did that and it was the shift rods and forks..$$

How many miles u got on the truck?

6fviking · #5 11-04-2009, 10:03 PM

It has 167,000 miles.I brought it to a local repair shop where it has been sitting for two weeks.They thought it was the clutch and slave until they pulled the tranny and found it "already " had a new clutch and slave.They have been giving me the run around now for two days and have'nt called my warranty company like I told them to on the first day i brought it to them.Come to find out they're not licensed like they told me they were.So now i'm waiting on a licensed transmission shop to go and tow it to their shop.I hope they didn't screw up my warranty pulling my tranny and not being licensed.