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We've been having some really cold weather out here lately, my truck just developed a new extra problem.
So when it gets too cold (about 10° or colder) my truck don't wanna shift, even after I let it warm up for 30 minutes. The clutch pedal goes almost to the floor before I can feel any resistance, so it's impossible to go from neutral to any gear, but it shifts fine when the truck is off, so I have to start it in gear, take off and rev it up high till the next gear just falls in, skipping the clutch basically. When i start it in 1st gear and let go of the brake, the truck slowly starts moving forward too, before I even release the clutch, so I know it's partially engaged. I don't like doing this but it's the only way I can get it going till the clutch decides to start working again.
After driving for a while and pumping the clutch it start working normal.
I checked the fluid level, it's full, I've never had a problem with it when the weather is nice, only after it sits overnight and it gets cold.
My question is, could air bubbles or moisture in the system cause this problem? I'm thinking about bench bleeding it, I watched some videos posted on the site about how to do it right, but I'm not sure if I'll be wasting my time, since it only happens when it's cold.
Or could be something else like the master or slave cylinders going bad? Any thoughts are welcome..
So when it gets too cold (about 10° or colder) my truck don't wanna shift, even after I let it warm up for 30 minutes. The clutch pedal goes almost to the floor before I can feel any resistance, so it's impossible to go from neutral to any gear, but it shifts fine when the truck is off, so I have to start it in gear, take off and rev it up high till the next gear just falls in, skipping the clutch basically. When i start it in 1st gear and let go of the brake, the truck slowly starts moving forward too, before I even release the clutch, so I know it's partially engaged. I don't like doing this but it's the only way I can get it going till the clutch decides to start working again.
After driving for a while and pumping the clutch it start working normal.
I checked the fluid level, it's full, I've never had a problem with it when the weather is nice, only after it sits overnight and it gets cold.
My question is, could air bubbles or moisture in the system cause this problem? I'm thinking about bench bleeding it, I watched some videos posted on the site about how to do it right, but I'm not sure if I'll be wasting my time, since it only happens when it's cold.
Or could be something else like the master or slave cylinders going bad? Any thoughts are welcome..
