97 Mazda B4000 5-speed, 4WD.
I bought this truck used a year or so ago. Purchased the extended
warranty with it.
After a couple of months I noticed that after driving the truck for
25-30 miles the transmission was almost impossible to shift into 1st or
2nd -- upshift or downshift -- there were times I had to shove on the
stick so hard I was afraid I was going to break the gearshift stick.
Double-clutching would help sometimes.
Took it to the dealer. They replaced: transmission, master and slave
cylinders, throwout bearing, clutch disk.
Now, it's doing the same thing but only in 2nd gear and not so bad as
before. Drive 25-30 miles and it is very difficult to shift into 2nd
gear -- upshift and downshift -- double-clutching makes it shift fairly
smoothly. Also, it seems that the longer I drive it, the more
difficult it becomes -- I drove 60 miles last week and it was very
difficult to get into 2nd, even with double-clutching.
All other shifting is smooth, including into first.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Mark Schofield - 01 Jan 2007 12:47 GMT
1; did they replace the pressure plate ?
2; possibly they didn't bleed the slave cylinder properly.
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CJB - 02 Jan 2007 01:16 GMT
I'd say it's strongly likely that the clutch is not completely disengaging,
and the problem lies in the hydraulic clutch system.
Let me warn you that the clutch forks in that tranny are ALUMINUM and will
not take the forcing you're giving them. You'll break them shortly if you
don't get this problem fixed.
CJB
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Nemisis - 03 Jan 2007 14:44 GMT
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A bad pilot bearing will do this. If the pilot bearing is bad, the
input shaft will continue to turn even though the clutch is depressed.
Try shutting the engine off and then shifting into gear to see if it
makes it easier. If it does, it's probably the pilot bearing.
Mark
Ford Tech - 07 Jan 2007 10:42 GMT
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There is also the possiblity that the synchronizer for second gear is bad
due to the problem that you were having before.. Problem is, you cant tell
that unless you disassemble the transmission and measure the clearance.
Ford Tech