solasound@comcast.net

Hello gentlemen I'm hoping somebody can give some insight to a problem
that started about a month ago...I have a 95 wrangler 4.0 5-speed
manual transmission with 105K and all of the sudden the clutch is
sticking in gear sometimes (mostly first) amd sometimes I can't get
into gear unless I let up on the clutch first, or pump it once, and
then it's fine...

the brake fluid level in the small reservoir was a bit low so I topped
it off with the right stuff and drove for a few days with no change...

I've done a few tests myself and I really don't think it's the clutch
itself, it's not slipping at all or grinding...I've been lurking around
here and it seem either the master or ugh slave cylinder are the big
culprits? Any way to figure which it might be, from what I've
described?

Also somebody mentioned to me that I might have a broken spring in the
pressure plate?

Thanks in advance!

JimG

More likely your first diagnosis, a leak and or slave/master cylinder going
bad. Not sure how to tell master vs. slave, but I have seen it to be the
slave most of the time.

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift

wrote in message ...
> Hello gentlemen I'm hoping somebody can give some insight to a problem
> that started about a month ago...I have a 95 wrangler 4.0 5-speed
> manual transmission with 105K and all of the sudden the clutch is
> sticking in gear sometimes (mostly first) amd sometimes I can't get
> into gear unless I let up on the clutch first, or pump it once, and
> then it's fine...
>
> the brake fluid level in the small reservoir was a bit low so I topped
> it off with the right stuff and drove for a few days with no change...
>
> I've done a few tests myself and I really don't think it's the clutch
> itself, it's not slipping at all or grinding...I've been lurking around
> here and it seem either the master or ugh slave cylinder are the big
> culprits? Any way to figure which it might be, from what I've
> described?
>
> Also somebody mentioned to me that I might have a broken spring in the
> pressure plate?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>

JimG

More likely your first diagnosis, a leak and or slave/master cylinder going
bad. Not sure how to tell master vs. slave, but I have seen it to be the
slave most of the time.

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift

wrote in message ...
> Hello gentlemen I'm hoping somebody can give some insight to a problem
> that started about a month ago...I have a 95 wrangler 4.0 5-speed
> manual transmission with 105K and all of the sudden the clutch is
> sticking in gear sometimes (mostly first) amd sometimes I can't get
> into gear unless I let up on the clutch first, or pump it once, and
> then it's fine...
>
> the brake fluid level in the small reservoir was a bit low so I topped
> it off with the right stuff and drove for a few days with no change...
>
> I've done a few tests myself and I really don't think it's the clutch
> itself, it's not slipping at all or grinding...I've been lurking around
> here and it seem either the master or ugh slave cylinder are the big
> culprits? Any way to figure which it might be, from what I've
> described?
>
> Also somebody mentioned to me that I might have a broken spring in the
> pressure plate?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>

JimG

More likely your first diagnosis, a leak and or slave/master cylinder going
bad. Not sure how to tell master vs. slave, but I have seen it to be the
slave most of the time.

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift

wrote in message ...
> Hello gentlemen I'm hoping somebody can give some insight to a problem
> that started about a month ago...I have a 95 wrangler 4.0 5-speed
> manual transmission with 105K and all of the sudden the clutch is
> sticking in gear sometimes (mostly first) amd sometimes I can't get
> into gear unless I let up on the clutch first, or pump it once, and
> then it's fine...
>
> the brake fluid level in the small reservoir was a bit low so I topped
> it off with the right stuff and drove for a few days with no change...
>
> I've done a few tests myself and I really don't think it's the clutch
> itself, it's not slipping at all or grinding...I've been lurking around
> here and it seem either the master or ugh slave cylinder are the big
> culprits? Any way to figure which it might be, from what I've
> described?
>
> Also somebody mentioned to me that I might have a broken spring in the
> pressure plate?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

Not being able to get it out of gear easily tells me it's in the
release mechanism: http://www.----------.com/clutchControl.jpg The brake
fluid has a distinctive smell, so I would wipe the area inside the cab
where the push rod goes through and the bottom of the bellhousing and
smell. Although many parts stores only sell the master, slave assemble
as a unit.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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solasound@comcast.net wrote:
>
> Hello gentlemen I'm hoping somebody can give some insight to a problem
> that started about a month ago...I have a 95 wrangler 4.0 5-speed
> manual transmission with 105K and all of the sudden the clutch is
> sticking in gear sometimes (mostly first) amd sometimes I can't get
> into gear unless I let up on the clutch first, or pump it once, and
> then it's fine...
>
> the brake fluid level in the small reservoir was a bit low so I topped
> it off with the right stuff and drove for a few days with no change...
>
> I've done a few tests myself and I really don't think it's the clutch
> itself, it's not slipping at all or grinding...I've been lurking around
> here and it seem either the master or ugh slave cylinder are the big
> culprits? Any way to figure which it might be, from what I've
> described?
>
> Also somebody mentioned to me that I might have a broken spring in the
> pressure plate?
>
> Thanks in advance!

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

Not being able to get it out of gear easily tells me it's in the
release mechanism: http://www.----------.com/clutchControl.jpg The brake
fluid has a distinctive smell, so I would wipe the area inside the cab
where the push rod goes through and the bottom of the bellhousing and
smell. Although many parts stores only sell the master, slave assemble
as a unit.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

solasound@comcast.net wrote:
>
> Hello gentlemen I'm hoping somebody can give some insight to a problem
> that started about a month ago...I have a 95 wrangler 4.0 5-speed
> manual transmission with 105K and all of the sudden the clutch is
> sticking in gear sometimes (mostly first) amd sometimes I can't get
> into gear unless I let up on the clutch first, or pump it once, and
> then it's fine...
>
> the brake fluid level in the small reservoir was a bit low so I topped
> it off with the right stuff and drove for a few days with no change...
>
> I've done a few tests myself and I really don't think it's the clutch
> itself, it's not slipping at all or grinding...I've been lurking around
> here and it seem either the master or ugh slave cylinder are the big
> culprits? Any way to figure which it might be, from what I've
> described?
>
> Also somebody mentioned to me that I might have a broken spring in the
> pressure plate?
>
> Thanks in advance!

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

Not being able to get it out of gear easily tells me it's in the
release mechanism: http://www.----------.com/clutchControl.jpg The brake
fluid has a distinctive smell, so I would wipe the area inside the cab
where the push rod goes through and the bottom of the bellhousing and
smell. Although many parts stores only sell the master, slave assemble
as a unit.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

solasound@comcast.net wrote:
>
> Hello gentlemen I'm hoping somebody can give some insight to a problem
> that started about a month ago...I have a 95 wrangler 4.0 5-speed
> manual transmission with 105K and all of the sudden the clutch is
> sticking in gear sometimes (mostly first) amd sometimes I can't get
> into gear unless I let up on the clutch first, or pump it once, and
> then it's fine...
>
> the brake fluid level in the small reservoir was a bit low so I topped
> it off with the right stuff and drove for a few days with no change...
>
> I've done a few tests myself and I really don't think it's the clutch
> itself, it's not slipping at all or grinding...I've been lurking around
> here and it seem either the master or ugh slave cylinder are the big
> culprits? Any way to figure which it might be, from what I've
> described?
>
> Also somebody mentioned to me that I might have a broken spring in the
> pressure plate?
>
> Thanks in advance!

Mike Romain

Letting up on the clutch in neutral is also double clutching which can
let a low fluid or water contaminated tranny shift. That implies the
syncros aren't spinning up.

I would be checking the fluid first anyway just to make sure it is
topped up and doesn't look like a milkshake. They get water in them
easy if you go too deep off road, the tranny has no vent hose only a
button.

After that, you get into pressure plate issues or even loose trannys or
hydraulics....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

solasound@comcast.net wrote:
>
> Hello gentlemen I'm hoping somebody can give some insight to a problem
> that started about a month ago...I have a 95 wrangler 4.0 5-speed
> manual transmission with 105K and all of the sudden the clutch is
> sticking in gear sometimes (mostly first) amd sometimes I can't get
> into gear unless I let up on the clutch first, or pump it once, and
> then it's fine...
>
> the brake fluid level in the small reservoir was a bit low so I topped
> it off with the right stuff and drove for a few days with no change...
>
> I've done a few tests myself and I really don't think it's the clutch
> itself, it's not slipping at all or grinding...I've been lurking around
> here and it seem either the master or ugh slave cylinder are the big
> culprits? Any way to figure which it might be, from what I've
> described?
>
> Also somebody mentioned to me that I might have a broken spring in the
> pressure plate?
>
> Thanks in advance!

Mike Romain

Letting up on the clutch in neutral is also double clutching which can
let a low fluid or water contaminated tranny shift. That implies the
syncros aren't spinning up.

I would be checking the fluid first anyway just to make sure it is
topped up and doesn't look like a milkshake. They get water in them
easy if you go too deep off road, the tranny has no vent hose only a
button.

After that, you get into pressure plate issues or even loose trannys or
hydraulics....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

solasound@comcast.net wrote:
>
> Hello gentlemen I'm hoping somebody can give some insight to a problem
> that started about a month ago...I have a 95 wrangler 4.0 5-speed
> manual transmission with 105K and all of the sudden the clutch is
> sticking in gear sometimes (mostly first) amd sometimes I can't get
> into gear unless I let up on the clutch first, or pump it once, and
> then it's fine...
>
> the brake fluid level in the small reservoir was a bit low so I topped
> it off with the right stuff and drove for a few days with no change...
>
> I've done a few tests myself and I really don't think it's the clutch
> itself, it's not slipping at all or grinding...I've been lurking around
> here and it seem either the master or ugh slave cylinder are the big
> culprits? Any way to figure which it might be, from what I've
> described?
>
> Also somebody mentioned to me that I might have a broken spring in the
> pressure plate?
>
> Thanks in advance!

Mike Romain

Letting up on the clutch in neutral is also double clutching which can
let a low fluid or water contaminated tranny shift. That implies the
syncros aren't spinning up.

I would be checking the fluid first anyway just to make sure it is
topped up and doesn't look like a milkshake. They get water in them
easy if you go too deep off road, the tranny has no vent hose only a
button.

After that, you get into pressure plate issues or even loose trannys or
hydraulics....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

solasound@comcast.net wrote:
>
> Hello gentlemen I'm hoping somebody can give some insight to a problem
> that started about a month ago...I have a 95 wrangler 4.0 5-speed
> manual transmission with 105K and all of the sudden the clutch is
> sticking in gear sometimes (mostly first) amd sometimes I can't get
> into gear unless I let up on the clutch first, or pump it once, and
> then it's fine...
>
> the brake fluid level in the small reservoir was a bit low so I topped
> it off with the right stuff and drove for a few days with no change...
>
> I've done a few tests myself and I really don't think it's the clutch
> itself, it's not slipping at all or grinding...I've been lurking around
> here and it seem either the master or ugh slave cylinder are the big
> culprits? Any way to figure which it might be, from what I've
> described?
>
> Also somebody mentioned to me that I might have a broken spring in the
> pressure plate?
>
> Thanks in advance!