Any knowlage will help,

When the truck is running, V6 5 speed, the gears will not shift and the clutch feels as if it were still engaged when the clutch is pushed down. When the truck is turned off the gears move freely but the clutch still feels the same. The clutch aslo feels very loose and easy to press which is not a normal feeling for this truck.



Thank you,
Eric

 

It sounds like your clutch hydraulic system has air in it. Check the fluid level in the resevoir. If the resevoir is empty you have a leak. You will at the very least need to bleed the system. The slave cylinders, inside the bellhousing are known to leak.

Regards

Jean Marc Chartier

OPS. as an after thought try pumping the clutch pedal five or six times to see if it improves. If this helps you have a leak that needs to be fixed.

 

JMC
Thank you for your knowlage. I checked my resevoir and it was empty. I have another question if you can explain it for me.....what do you mean by "bleeding the system" and is replacing these parts, if applicable, someone having general knowlage in auto repair can repair at/do home?

 

Any hydraulic system must be free of air or gas. Hydraulic oil , or any oil for that matter, cannot be compressed. So when you press on the clutch pedal it creates pressure in the master cylinder. This pressure is transfered to the slave cylinder which pushes on the release bearing and that is what disengages the clutch. When air enters the system by way of a leak it takes up the space where the oil was. Becasue you can compress air the master cylinder does not transfer the pressure it only compresses the air. If enough air enters the system the clutch fails to disengage. Bleeding the system removes the air. You fill the resevoir with brake fluid and have someone pump the pedan then hold it to the floor. You then open the bleeder valve on the slave cylinder to release the air. Close it and then start it all over again. A clear hose is connected to the bleeder and put in a container of with a small amount of brake fluid. This will keep the hose from sucking any air back into the system. When there are no more air bubbles in the hose when you open the valve it is done. Close it and remove the hose and dispose of the oil. If the leak is bad enough bleeding will not help. Regardless in your cse if the resevoir is empty or very low the leak must be found and the broken part(s) replaced. To change the slave you need to remove the transmission. Feel up to it? Get yourself a shop manual and read up on the procedure. It takes me about 6-8 hours to R&R the slave. I have a spare slave cylinder on my work bench for when, and it will, this one breaks. If you have any questions on the procedure don't hesitate to ask.

JMC

 

JMC,
Thank you so much for your quick responce. I am going to look at the truck and see what I can find. Are there any places I should take an extra close look at for leakage? I will let you know how this expedition turns out.

Thanks again,
Eric

 

There is a rectangular shaped rubber plug on the left side of the transmission bellhousing. Remove it and look for signs of oil.

JMC