clutch or transmission trouble
02-24-2004, 12:46 PM
#11
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Re: clutch or transmission trouble
> I suspect I've probably got major transmission problems
I suspect you have clutch issues not transmission. Does it grind when
trying to go into reverse at a standstill?
> This is a 25 year old jeep, but the transmission and clutch (NV4500
> and Centerforce III) are allegedly new as of 10,000 miles ago.
That makes it a 79 model (or so), so there will not be any hydraulics
associated with the clutch. It may just be a linkage adjustment. When you
release the clutch, where does it begin to catch in relation to the
floorboard?
--
JimG
80' CJ-7, 258 CID
35" BFG MT's on 15x10 Centerlines
4.56 D30-D44 SOA
D300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn 8000i w/dual batteries
LockRight F&R
02-24-2004, 12:46 PM
#12
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Re: clutch or transmission trouble
> I suspect I've probably got major transmission problems
I suspect you have clutch issues not transmission. Does it grind when
trying to go into reverse at a standstill?
> This is a 25 year old jeep, but the transmission and clutch (NV4500
> and Centerforce III) are allegedly new as of 10,000 miles ago.
That makes it a 79 model (or so), so there will not be any hydraulics
associated with the clutch. It may just be a linkage adjustment. When you
release the clutch, where does it begin to catch in relation to the
floorboard?
--
JimG
80' CJ-7, 258 CID
35" BFG MT's on 15x10 Centerlines
4.56 D30-D44 SOA
D300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn 8000i w/dual batteries
LockRight F&R
02-24-2004, 12:46 PM
#13
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Re: clutch or transmission trouble
> I suspect I've probably got major transmission problems
I suspect you have clutch issues not transmission. Does it grind when
trying to go into reverse at a standstill?
> This is a 25 year old jeep, but the transmission and clutch (NV4500
> and Centerforce III) are allegedly new as of 10,000 miles ago.
That makes it a 79 model (or so), so there will not be any hydraulics
associated with the clutch. It may just be a linkage adjustment. When you
release the clutch, where does it begin to catch in relation to the
floorboard?
--
JimG
80' CJ-7, 258 CID
35" BFG MT's on 15x10 Centerlines
4.56 D30-D44 SOA
D300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn 8000i w/dual batteries
LockRight F&R
02-24-2004, 05:16 PM
#14
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Re: clutch or transmission trouble
Clutch isn't releasing all the way. It's either a hydraulic problem (low
fluid, bad slave, bad master, etc.) or possibly the clutch disc hanging-up
on the tranny input shaft because of rust, wear, etc. I had the latter
problem on my 94 when I first bought it - previous owner let it sit for
about a year which caused the clutch to "almost" disengage completely after
it warmed up. The tranny input shaft just needed a bit of grease to make
that disc slide well again. Working fine for almost two years since. 10K is
pretty soon to have issues with the clutch hanging up though unless you've
been through lots of messy stuff or it wasn't done right the first time, so
I'd probably suspect hydraulic issues first.
-jd
"sm3gurpal" <elambeth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:88f4ec61.0402232000.2ac26e94@posting.google.c om...
> Over the last 2-3 days of moderate highway driving, my manual
> transmission jeep has gotten noticeably harder and harder to shift
> (not wanting to go into gear, especially the lower gears.) Yesterday,
> I was having to double, triple, and quadruple clutch just to get it
> to go into gear.
>
> Today I started it up and went to drive it, starting it on a level
> surface. In doing so I noticed that even when the clutch is all the
> way to the floor... the jeep is still pulling lightly forward in 1st
> and 2nd gear, and backward in reverse!
>
> Holy crap! It's not supposed to do that when the clutch is all the
> way in!!!
>
> I suspect I've probably got major transmission problems, but I thought
> I would ask here and see if there are any relatively simple
> quick-fixes I could try first, before I turn my wallet over to a
> transmission shop.
>
> This is a 25 year old jeep, but the transmission and clutch (NV4500
> and Centerforce III) are allegedly new as of 10,000 miles ago.
fluid, bad slave, bad master, etc.) or possibly the clutch disc hanging-up
on the tranny input shaft because of rust, wear, etc. I had the latter
problem on my 94 when I first bought it - previous owner let it sit for
about a year which caused the clutch to "almost" disengage completely after
it warmed up. The tranny input shaft just needed a bit of grease to make
that disc slide well again. Working fine for almost two years since. 10K is
pretty soon to have issues with the clutch hanging up though unless you've
been through lots of messy stuff or it wasn't done right the first time, so
I'd probably suspect hydraulic issues first.
-jd
"sm3gurpal" <elambeth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:88f4ec61.0402232000.2ac26e94@posting.google.c om...
> Over the last 2-3 days of moderate highway driving, my manual
> transmission jeep has gotten noticeably harder and harder to shift
> (not wanting to go into gear, especially the lower gears.) Yesterday,
> I was having to double, triple, and quadruple clutch just to get it
> to go into gear.
>
> Today I started it up and went to drive it, starting it on a level
> surface. In doing so I noticed that even when the clutch is all the
> way to the floor... the jeep is still pulling lightly forward in 1st
> and 2nd gear, and backward in reverse!
>
> Holy crap! It's not supposed to do that when the clutch is all the
> way in!!!
>
> I suspect I've probably got major transmission problems, but I thought
> I would ask here and see if there are any relatively simple
> quick-fixes I could try first, before I turn my wallet over to a
> transmission shop.
>
> This is a 25 year old jeep, but the transmission and clutch (NV4500
> and Centerforce III) are allegedly new as of 10,000 miles ago.
02-24-2004, 05:16 PM
#15
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Re: clutch or transmission trouble
Clutch isn't releasing all the way. It's either a hydraulic problem (low
fluid, bad slave, bad master, etc.) or possibly the clutch disc hanging-up
on the tranny input shaft because of rust, wear, etc. I had the latter
problem on my 94 when I first bought it - previous owner let it sit for
about a year which caused the clutch to "almost" disengage completely after
it warmed up. The tranny input shaft just needed a bit of grease to make
that disc slide well again. Working fine for almost two years since. 10K is
pretty soon to have issues with the clutch hanging up though unless you've
been through lots of messy stuff or it wasn't done right the first time, so
I'd probably suspect hydraulic issues first.
-jd
"sm3gurpal" <elambeth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:88f4ec61.0402232000.2ac26e94@posting.google.c om...
> Over the last 2-3 days of moderate highway driving, my manual
> transmission jeep has gotten noticeably harder and harder to shift
> (not wanting to go into gear, especially the lower gears.) Yesterday,
> I was having to double, triple, and quadruple clutch just to get it
> to go into gear.
>
> Today I started it up and went to drive it, starting it on a level
> surface. In doing so I noticed that even when the clutch is all the
> way to the floor... the jeep is still pulling lightly forward in 1st
> and 2nd gear, and backward in reverse!
>
> Holy crap! It's not supposed to do that when the clutch is all the
> way in!!!
>
> I suspect I've probably got major transmission problems, but I thought
> I would ask here and see if there are any relatively simple
> quick-fixes I could try first, before I turn my wallet over to a
> transmission shop.
>
> This is a 25 year old jeep, but the transmission and clutch (NV4500
> and Centerforce III) are allegedly new as of 10,000 miles ago.
fluid, bad slave, bad master, etc.) or possibly the clutch disc hanging-up
on the tranny input shaft because of rust, wear, etc. I had the latter
problem on my 94 when I first bought it - previous owner let it sit for
about a year which caused the clutch to "almost" disengage completely after
it warmed up. The tranny input shaft just needed a bit of grease to make
that disc slide well again. Working fine for almost two years since. 10K is
pretty soon to have issues with the clutch hanging up though unless you've
been through lots of messy stuff or it wasn't done right the first time, so
I'd probably suspect hydraulic issues first.
-jd
"sm3gurpal" <elambeth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:88f4ec61.0402232000.2ac26e94@posting.google.c om...
> Over the last 2-3 days of moderate highway driving, my manual
> transmission jeep has gotten noticeably harder and harder to shift
> (not wanting to go into gear, especially the lower gears.) Yesterday,
> I was having to double, triple, and quadruple clutch just to get it
> to go into gear.
>
> Today I started it up and went to drive it, starting it on a level
> surface. In doing so I noticed that even when the clutch is all the
> way to the floor... the jeep is still pulling lightly forward in 1st
> and 2nd gear, and backward in reverse!
>
> Holy crap! It's not supposed to do that when the clutch is all the
> way in!!!
>
> I suspect I've probably got major transmission problems, but I thought
> I would ask here and see if there are any relatively simple
> quick-fixes I could try first, before I turn my wallet over to a
> transmission shop.
>
> This is a 25 year old jeep, but the transmission and clutch (NV4500
> and Centerforce III) are allegedly new as of 10,000 miles ago.
02-24-2004, 05:16 PM
#16
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Posts: n/a
Re: clutch or transmission trouble
Clutch isn't releasing all the way. It's either a hydraulic problem (low
fluid, bad slave, bad master, etc.) or possibly the clutch disc hanging-up
on the tranny input shaft because of rust, wear, etc. I had the latter
problem on my 94 when I first bought it - previous owner let it sit for
about a year which caused the clutch to "almost" disengage completely after
it warmed up. The tranny input shaft just needed a bit of grease to make
that disc slide well again. Working fine for almost two years since. 10K is
pretty soon to have issues with the clutch hanging up though unless you've
been through lots of messy stuff or it wasn't done right the first time, so
I'd probably suspect hydraulic issues first.
-jd
"sm3gurpal" <elambeth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:88f4ec61.0402232000.2ac26e94@posting.google.c om...
> Over the last 2-3 days of moderate highway driving, my manual
> transmission jeep has gotten noticeably harder and harder to shift
> (not wanting to go into gear, especially the lower gears.) Yesterday,
> I was having to double, triple, and quadruple clutch just to get it
> to go into gear.
>
> Today I started it up and went to drive it, starting it on a level
> surface. In doing so I noticed that even when the clutch is all the
> way to the floor... the jeep is still pulling lightly forward in 1st
> and 2nd gear, and backward in reverse!
>
> Holy crap! It's not supposed to do that when the clutch is all the
> way in!!!
>
> I suspect I've probably got major transmission problems, but I thought
> I would ask here and see if there are any relatively simple
> quick-fixes I could try first, before I turn my wallet over to a
> transmission shop.
>
> This is a 25 year old jeep, but the transmission and clutch (NV4500
> and Centerforce III) are allegedly new as of 10,000 miles ago.
fluid, bad slave, bad master, etc.) or possibly the clutch disc hanging-up
on the tranny input shaft because of rust, wear, etc. I had the latter
problem on my 94 when I first bought it - previous owner let it sit for
about a year which caused the clutch to "almost" disengage completely after
it warmed up. The tranny input shaft just needed a bit of grease to make
that disc slide well again. Working fine for almost two years since. 10K is
pretty soon to have issues with the clutch hanging up though unless you've
been through lots of messy stuff or it wasn't done right the first time, so
I'd probably suspect hydraulic issues first.
-jd
"sm3gurpal" <elambeth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:88f4ec61.0402232000.2ac26e94@posting.google.c om...
> Over the last 2-3 days of moderate highway driving, my manual
> transmission jeep has gotten noticeably harder and harder to shift
> (not wanting to go into gear, especially the lower gears.) Yesterday,
> I was having to double, triple, and quadruple clutch just to get it
> to go into gear.
>
> Today I started it up and went to drive it, starting it on a level
> surface. In doing so I noticed that even when the clutch is all the
> way to the floor... the jeep is still pulling lightly forward in 1st
> and 2nd gear, and backward in reverse!
>
> Holy crap! It's not supposed to do that when the clutch is all the
> way in!!!
>
> I suspect I've probably got major transmission problems, but I thought
> I would ask here and see if there are any relatively simple
> quick-fixes I could try first, before I turn my wallet over to a
> transmission shop.
>
> This is a 25 year old jeep, but the transmission and clutch (NV4500
> and Centerforce III) are allegedly new as of 10,000 miles ago.
02-24-2004, 05:47 PM
#17
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Re: clutch or transmission trouble
The OP said it was a "25 year old Jeep", which will not have a hydraulic
clutch.
JimG
"jdarg" <ruhle@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:R2Q_b.1054261$9p3.196040@news.easynews.com...
> Clutch isn't releasing all the way. It's either a hydraulic problem (low
> fluid, bad slave, bad master, etc.) or possibly the clutch disc hanging-up
> on the tranny input shaft because of rust, wear, etc. I had the latter
> problem on my 94 when I first bought it - previous owner let it sit for
> about a year which caused the clutch to "almost" disengage completely
after
> it warmed up. The tranny input shaft just needed a bit of grease to make
> that disc slide well again. Working fine for almost two years since. 10K
is
> pretty soon to have issues with the clutch hanging up though unless you've
> been through lots of messy stuff or it wasn't done right the first time,
so
> I'd probably suspect hydraulic issues first.
>
> -jd
>
> "sm3gurpal" <elambeth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:88f4ec61.0402232000.2ac26e94@posting.google.c om...
> > Over the last 2-3 days of moderate highway driving, my manual
> > transmission jeep has gotten noticeably harder and harder to shift
> > (not wanting to go into gear, especially the lower gears.) Yesterday,
> > I was having to double, triple, and quadruple clutch just to get it
> > to go into gear.
> >
> > Today I started it up and went to drive it, starting it on a level
> > surface. In doing so I noticed that even when the clutch is all the
> > way to the floor... the jeep is still pulling lightly forward in 1st
> > and 2nd gear, and backward in reverse!
> >
> > Holy crap! It's not supposed to do that when the clutch is all the
> > way in!!!
> >
> > I suspect I've probably got major transmission problems, but I thought
> > I would ask here and see if there are any relatively simple
> > quick-fixes I could try first, before I turn my wallet over to a
> > transmission shop.
> >
> > This is a 25 year old jeep, but the transmission and clutch (NV4500
> > and Centerforce III) are allegedly new as of 10,000 miles ago.
>
>
clutch.
JimG
"jdarg" <ruhle@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:R2Q_b.1054261$9p3.196040@news.easynews.com...
> Clutch isn't releasing all the way. It's either a hydraulic problem (low
> fluid, bad slave, bad master, etc.) or possibly the clutch disc hanging-up
> on the tranny input shaft because of rust, wear, etc. I had the latter
> problem on my 94 when I first bought it - previous owner let it sit for
> about a year which caused the clutch to "almost" disengage completely
after
> it warmed up. The tranny input shaft just needed a bit of grease to make
> that disc slide well again. Working fine for almost two years since. 10K
is
> pretty soon to have issues with the clutch hanging up though unless you've
> been through lots of messy stuff or it wasn't done right the first time,
so
> I'd probably suspect hydraulic issues first.
>
> -jd
>
> "sm3gurpal" <elambeth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:88f4ec61.0402232000.2ac26e94@posting.google.c om...
> > Over the last 2-3 days of moderate highway driving, my manual
> > transmission jeep has gotten noticeably harder and harder to shift
> > (not wanting to go into gear, especially the lower gears.) Yesterday,
> > I was having to double, triple, and quadruple clutch just to get it
> > to go into gear.
> >
> > Today I started it up and went to drive it, starting it on a level
> > surface. In doing so I noticed that even when the clutch is all the
> > way to the floor... the jeep is still pulling lightly forward in 1st
> > and 2nd gear, and backward in reverse!
> >
> > Holy crap! It's not supposed to do that when the clutch is all the
> > way in!!!
> >
> > I suspect I've probably got major transmission problems, but I thought
> > I would ask here and see if there are any relatively simple
> > quick-fixes I could try first, before I turn my wallet over to a
> > transmission shop.
> >
> > This is a 25 year old jeep, but the transmission and clutch (NV4500
> > and Centerforce III) are allegedly new as of 10,000 miles ago.
>
>
02-24-2004, 05:47 PM
#18
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Re: clutch or transmission trouble
The OP said it was a "25 year old Jeep", which will not have a hydraulic
clutch.
JimG
"jdarg" <ruhle@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:R2Q_b.1054261$9p3.196040@news.easynews.com...
> Clutch isn't releasing all the way. It's either a hydraulic problem (low
> fluid, bad slave, bad master, etc.) or possibly the clutch disc hanging-up
> on the tranny input shaft because of rust, wear, etc. I had the latter
> problem on my 94 when I first bought it - previous owner let it sit for
> about a year which caused the clutch to "almost" disengage completely
after
> it warmed up. The tranny input shaft just needed a bit of grease to make
> that disc slide well again. Working fine for almost two years since. 10K
is
> pretty soon to have issues with the clutch hanging up though unless you've
> been through lots of messy stuff or it wasn't done right the first time,
so
> I'd probably suspect hydraulic issues first.
>
> -jd
>
> "sm3gurpal" <elambeth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:88f4ec61.0402232000.2ac26e94@posting.google.c om...
> > Over the last 2-3 days of moderate highway driving, my manual
> > transmission jeep has gotten noticeably harder and harder to shift
> > (not wanting to go into gear, especially the lower gears.) Yesterday,
> > I was having to double, triple, and quadruple clutch just to get it
> > to go into gear.
> >
> > Today I started it up and went to drive it, starting it on a level
> > surface. In doing so I noticed that even when the clutch is all the
> > way to the floor... the jeep is still pulling lightly forward in 1st
> > and 2nd gear, and backward in reverse!
> >
> > Holy crap! It's not supposed to do that when the clutch is all the
> > way in!!!
> >
> > I suspect I've probably got major transmission problems, but I thought
> > I would ask here and see if there are any relatively simple
> > quick-fixes I could try first, before I turn my wallet over to a
> > transmission shop.
> >
> > This is a 25 year old jeep, but the transmission and clutch (NV4500
> > and Centerforce III) are allegedly new as of 10,000 miles ago.
>
>
clutch.
JimG
"jdarg" <ruhle@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:R2Q_b.1054261$9p3.196040@news.easynews.com...
> Clutch isn't releasing all the way. It's either a hydraulic problem (low
> fluid, bad slave, bad master, etc.) or possibly the clutch disc hanging-up
> on the tranny input shaft because of rust, wear, etc. I had the latter
> problem on my 94 when I first bought it - previous owner let it sit for
> about a year which caused the clutch to "almost" disengage completely
after
> it warmed up. The tranny input shaft just needed a bit of grease to make
> that disc slide well again. Working fine for almost two years since. 10K
is
> pretty soon to have issues with the clutch hanging up though unless you've
> been through lots of messy stuff or it wasn't done right the first time,
so
> I'd probably suspect hydraulic issues first.
>
> -jd
>
> "sm3gurpal" <elambeth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:88f4ec61.0402232000.2ac26e94@posting.google.c om...
> > Over the last 2-3 days of moderate highway driving, my manual
> > transmission jeep has gotten noticeably harder and harder to shift
> > (not wanting to go into gear, especially the lower gears.) Yesterday,
> > I was having to double, triple, and quadruple clutch just to get it
> > to go into gear.
> >
> > Today I started it up and went to drive it, starting it on a level
> > surface. In doing so I noticed that even when the clutch is all the
> > way to the floor... the jeep is still pulling lightly forward in 1st
> > and 2nd gear, and backward in reverse!
> >
> > Holy crap! It's not supposed to do that when the clutch is all the
> > way in!!!
> >
> > I suspect I've probably got major transmission problems, but I thought
> > I would ask here and see if there are any relatively simple
> > quick-fixes I could try first, before I turn my wallet over to a
> > transmission shop.
> >
> > This is a 25 year old jeep, but the transmission and clutch (NV4500
> > and Centerforce III) are allegedly new as of 10,000 miles ago.
>
>
02-24-2004, 05:47 PM
#19
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: clutch or transmission trouble
The OP said it was a "25 year old Jeep", which will not have a hydraulic
clutch.
JimG
"jdarg" <ruhle@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:R2Q_b.1054261$9p3.196040@news.easynews.com...
> Clutch isn't releasing all the way. It's either a hydraulic problem (low
> fluid, bad slave, bad master, etc.) or possibly the clutch disc hanging-up
> on the tranny input shaft because of rust, wear, etc. I had the latter
> problem on my 94 when I first bought it - previous owner let it sit for
> about a year which caused the clutch to "almost" disengage completely
after
> it warmed up. The tranny input shaft just needed a bit of grease to make
> that disc slide well again. Working fine for almost two years since. 10K
is
> pretty soon to have issues with the clutch hanging up though unless you've
> been through lots of messy stuff or it wasn't done right the first time,
so
> I'd probably suspect hydraulic issues first.
>
> -jd
>
> "sm3gurpal" <elambeth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:88f4ec61.0402232000.2ac26e94@posting.google.c om...
> > Over the last 2-3 days of moderate highway driving, my manual
> > transmission jeep has gotten noticeably harder and harder to shift
> > (not wanting to go into gear, especially the lower gears.) Yesterday,
> > I was having to double, triple, and quadruple clutch just to get it
> > to go into gear.
> >
> > Today I started it up and went to drive it, starting it on a level
> > surface. In doing so I noticed that even when the clutch is all the
> > way to the floor... the jeep is still pulling lightly forward in 1st
> > and 2nd gear, and backward in reverse!
> >
> > Holy crap! It's not supposed to do that when the clutch is all the
> > way in!!!
> >
> > I suspect I've probably got major transmission problems, but I thought
> > I would ask here and see if there are any relatively simple
> > quick-fixes I could try first, before I turn my wallet over to a
> > transmission shop.
> >
> > This is a 25 year old jeep, but the transmission and clutch (NV4500
> > and Centerforce III) are allegedly new as of 10,000 miles ago.
>
>
clutch.
JimG
"jdarg" <ruhle@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:R2Q_b.1054261$9p3.196040@news.easynews.com...
> Clutch isn't releasing all the way. It's either a hydraulic problem (low
> fluid, bad slave, bad master, etc.) or possibly the clutch disc hanging-up
> on the tranny input shaft because of rust, wear, etc. I had the latter
> problem on my 94 when I first bought it - previous owner let it sit for
> about a year which caused the clutch to "almost" disengage completely
after
> it warmed up. The tranny input shaft just needed a bit of grease to make
> that disc slide well again. Working fine for almost two years since. 10K
is
> pretty soon to have issues with the clutch hanging up though unless you've
> been through lots of messy stuff or it wasn't done right the first time,
so
> I'd probably suspect hydraulic issues first.
>
> -jd
>
> "sm3gurpal" <elambeth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:88f4ec61.0402232000.2ac26e94@posting.google.c om...
> > Over the last 2-3 days of moderate highway driving, my manual
> > transmission jeep has gotten noticeably harder and harder to shift
> > (not wanting to go into gear, especially the lower gears.) Yesterday,
> > I was having to double, triple, and quadruple clutch just to get it
> > to go into gear.
> >
> > Today I started it up and went to drive it, starting it on a level
> > surface. In doing so I noticed that even when the clutch is all the
> > way to the floor... the jeep is still pulling lightly forward in 1st
> > and 2nd gear, and backward in reverse!
> >
> > Holy crap! It's not supposed to do that when the clutch is all the
> > way in!!!
> >
> > I suspect I've probably got major transmission problems, but I thought
> > I would ask here and see if there are any relatively simple
> > quick-fixes I could try first, before I turn my wallet over to a
> > transmission shop.
> >
> > This is a 25 year old jeep, but the transmission and clutch (NV4500
> > and Centerforce III) are allegedly new as of 10,000 miles ago.
>
>
02-24-2004, 06:20 PM
#20
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Re: clutch or transmission trouble
So let me take out my crystal ball and try to guess what kind of Jeep it
is...
Nope, ball is cloudy. ;-)
Well if it is a CJ, they have an inspection of the clutch linkage. It
is adjustable, but my guess is something has come loose or has worn out
because of no grease or something.
CJ's have mechanical linkages.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
sm3gurpal wrote:
>
> Over the last 2-3 days of moderate highway driving, my manual
> transmission jeep has gotten noticeably harder and harder to shift
> (not wanting to go into gear, especially the lower gears.) Yesterday,
> I was having to double, triple, and quadruple clutch just to get it
> to go into gear.
>
> Today I started it up and went to drive it, starting it on a level
> surface. In doing so I noticed that even when the clutch is all the
> way to the floor... the jeep is still pulling lightly forward in 1st
> and 2nd gear, and backward in reverse!
>
> Holy crap! It's not supposed to do that when the clutch is all the
> way in!!!
>
> I suspect I've probably got major transmission problems, but I thought
> I would ask here and see if there are any relatively simple
> quick-fixes I could try first, before I turn my wallet over to a
> transmission shop.
>
> This is a 25 year old jeep, but the transmission and clutch (NV4500
> and Centerforce III) are allegedly new as of 10,000 miles ago.
is...
Nope, ball is cloudy. ;-)
Well if it is a CJ, they have an inspection of the clutch linkage. It
is adjustable, but my guess is something has come loose or has worn out
because of no grease or something.
CJ's have mechanical linkages.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
sm3gurpal wrote:
>
> Over the last 2-3 days of moderate highway driving, my manual
> transmission jeep has gotten noticeably harder and harder to shift
> (not wanting to go into gear, especially the lower gears.) Yesterday,
> I was having to double, triple, and quadruple clutch just to get it
> to go into gear.
>
> Today I started it up and went to drive it, starting it on a level
> surface. In doing so I noticed that even when the clutch is all the
> way to the floor... the jeep is still pulling lightly forward in 1st
> and 2nd gear, and backward in reverse!
>
> Holy crap! It's not supposed to do that when the clutch is all the
> way in!!!
>
> I suspect I've probably got major transmission problems, but I thought
> I would ask here and see if there are any relatively simple
> quick-fixes I could try first, before I turn my wallet over to a
> transmission shop.
>
> This is a 25 year old jeep, but the transmission and clutch (NV4500
> and Centerforce III) are allegedly new as of 10,000 miles ago.