cmattina
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So, I am trying to diagnose a problem. I have a 2008 4x4 with only 100 000km on it. That is probably 60/40 highway and town. Very slowly it has been harder and harder to get into gear at a stop light. Sometimes it is perfectly easy and normal, other times I have to really struggle. I figure I need something, but I am really curious how long I have and if I will eventually be TOTALLY Shit outa luck. Like, if my worst-case scenario for the next several months is to shut the truck off at lights, then I can live with that. But I do not want to be left stranded. It shifts fine when driving… I have had about 5 rangers and none of them were SUPER easy to get into gear from neutral.
Below is a copy and paste that describes my situation to T. I copy and pasted it from Reddit
Troubleshooting
Update:
- Found out master was leaking or had leaked.
- Changed master and bench bled properly.
- Seems to be within spec on movement, clutch does not drag nor slip
- Problem seems to persist.
Below is a copy and paste that describes my situation to T. I copy and pasted it from Reddit
Troubleshooting
- Problem only occurs when shifting out of neutral at a stop (ie- a stoplight).
- 70% of the time shifting from neutral to 1st is "stiff" 10% of the time it is "smooth" and %10 of the time it is "rough" and 5%"very rough" and 5%"impossible" I have had to shut the truck off to get it into gear.
- Problem does not occur when truck is OFF
- Problem does not occur when truck is moving (ie at road speeds, or during a rolling stop)
- No grinding
- It is sometimes hard to get into ANY gear from neutral when stopped Not just the "unsynchronized" gears.
Update:
- Found out master was leaking or had leaked.
- Changed master and bench bled properly.
- Seems to be within spec on movement, clutch does not drag nor slip
- Problem seems to persist.
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