ASDFer
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Hello, first post here, and I have an interesting problem. I've been wanting to set my truck on fire since this weekend, but I've held back because I actually do like it when it's acting normally.
Long story short, I was having clutch issues. 180xxx miles on the original clutch. It was still gripping just fine, but it wasn't letting me shift into first when I came to a stop in neutral. It started out as a sporadic problem then got worse and worse until it just refused to go into gear.
I bought all new parts, and will provide links to them so you can see exactly what I'm working with.
Clutch: http://www.autozone.com/autozone/parts/Duralast-Clutch-Set/1997-Mazda-B2300-2WD/_/N-j9malZ6o243?itemIdentifier=244976_658553_18110_
Slave Cylinder/ TOB assembly: http://www.autozone.com/autozone/parts/Duralast-Clutch-Slave-Cylinder/1997-Mazda-B2300-2WD/_/N-j9malZ6o2ja?itemIdentifier=132446_204487_19980_#tab-reviews
The first TOB that I bought, but couldn't get the old one separated from the slave cylinder: http://www.autozone.com/autozone/parts/Brute-Power-Clutch-Release-Bearing/1997-Mazda-B2300-2WD/_/N-j9malZ6o24r?itemIdentifier=209652_0_0_
I'm not sure what the deal is, but I pulled everything and got all the new parts installed without a hiccup. However, after I started the truck and released the clutch, it started making a god awful noise. I pushed the clutch back in and it stopped, but the truck refused to go into any gear, and ground like crazy trying to go into reverse.
So, I pulled everything again. Swapped the slave cylinder/ TOB assembly with a new unit, reinstalled everything again, went even easier this time. I started the truck up again.......
SAME FREAKING PROBLEM!
I had my father-in-law come over to take a look at it, and he saw that the TOB is hitting the fingers of the pressure plate when the clutch pedal is released. He disconnected the lines going to the new slave cylinder, and was able to press the bearing back slightly away from the fingers of the PP. I started it up again and it sounded completely normal.
Is this a known issue? Did I buy the wrong parts? I have no idea why the TOB would be hitting the pressure plate fingers otherwise. The clutch and PP I bought are the conventional type, not the self adjusting.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Long story short, I was having clutch issues. 180xxx miles on the original clutch. It was still gripping just fine, but it wasn't letting me shift into first when I came to a stop in neutral. It started out as a sporadic problem then got worse and worse until it just refused to go into gear.
I bought all new parts, and will provide links to them so you can see exactly what I'm working with.
Clutch: http://www.autozone.com/autozone/parts/Duralast-Clutch-Set/1997-Mazda-B2300-2WD/_/N-j9malZ6o243?itemIdentifier=244976_658553_18110_
Slave Cylinder/ TOB assembly: http://www.autozone.com/autozone/parts/Duralast-Clutch-Slave-Cylinder/1997-Mazda-B2300-2WD/_/N-j9malZ6o2ja?itemIdentifier=132446_204487_19980_#tab-reviews
The first TOB that I bought, but couldn't get the old one separated from the slave cylinder: http://www.autozone.com/autozone/parts/Brute-Power-Clutch-Release-Bearing/1997-Mazda-B2300-2WD/_/N-j9malZ6o24r?itemIdentifier=209652_0_0_
I'm not sure what the deal is, but I pulled everything and got all the new parts installed without a hiccup. However, after I started the truck and released the clutch, it started making a god awful noise. I pushed the clutch back in and it stopped, but the truck refused to go into any gear, and ground like crazy trying to go into reverse.
So, I pulled everything again. Swapped the slave cylinder/ TOB assembly with a new unit, reinstalled everything again, went even easier this time. I started the truck up again.......
SAME FREAKING PROBLEM!
I had my father-in-law come over to take a look at it, and he saw that the TOB is hitting the fingers of the pressure plate when the clutch pedal is released. He disconnected the lines going to the new slave cylinder, and was able to press the bearing back slightly away from the fingers of the PP. I started it up again and it sounded completely normal.
Is this a known issue? Did I buy the wrong parts? I have no idea why the TOB would be hitting the pressure plate fingers otherwise. The clutch and PP I bought are the conventional type, not the self adjusting.
Any help is greatly appreciated!