Virginia Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I have a 91 6cyl 4.0 5 speed and I'm having clutch issues. There's plenty of fluid. Sometimes I can't get it to disengage from first or reverse. If I pump it once or twice it will work and it doesn't do it all the time. I've had one person tell me it's the clutch cylinder. How hard is this to change and what's its proper name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 change the master and/or slave cylinder. Check for slave cyl leak at the fuse box. Plenty of writeups on here about both of em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyav8r Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Check for clutch master cylinder leakage at your fuse box. The slave cylinder is either internal to or external to the bell housing. Mine (88) is internal, not sure if 91 is internal or external. I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Check for clutch master cylinder leakage at your fuse box. The slave cylinder is either internal to or external to the bell housing. Mine (88) is internal, not sure if 91 is internal or external. I I typed the wrong cylinder for the wrong location lol SLAVE is on/in trans. MASTER is attached to the pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 Going to work on that this afternoon. Have a friend who is going to help. I've seen the write up about the leaks by the fuse box but if it were leaking, wouldn't the fluid reservoir be low? I check it and it's completely full. I don't see anything on the inside by the clutch but am getting something oily by the gas pedal. Not much. Not puddling or anything but just enough to put a sheen on the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 Bled the line and that seems to have solved the problem. I'll know after a few days of driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 That didn't fix it. My slave cylinder is internal. Would you change the master next or just dive right into the slave cylinder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Did you verify the master isnt leaking by actually looking up under at it to see if you can see any leaks around the rubber seal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 I haven't looked under it yet. I assume that's a trip under the truck to look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87mjdriver Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I just had the same issues you are having, mine was the slave cylinder. mine is a 95 which is a internal slave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I haven't looked under it yet. I assume that's a trip under the truck to look. No not under the truck. INSIDE above the fuse box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 I haven't looked under it yet. I assume that's a trip under the truck to look. No not under the truck. INSIDE above the fuse box. OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 I just had the same issues you are having, mine was the slave cylinder. mine is a 95 which is a internal slave. Mine is internal as well. Did you do the repair or have it done? If you had it done, what did it cost you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 Could any of these vacuum lines or electrical wires have anything to do with the starter or cause this truck to not start suddenly? Could anything I have done under the truck when bleeding the clutch or cutting those vacuum lines and two electric wires cause the truck to not start? This has happened twice. I crank it and it acts like a low battery. Turn the key off and back on then it started just fine. I drove to work and turned it off. Tried to crank it again immediately and it lugged then started. Next day it cranked like a charm in the morning and again after work. Today, cranks just fine first time out then I get home and turn it off. Tried to crank again and nothing. Second time and it started but it sounded like something was spinning a little under the hood. I get it backed into the drive way and turn it off. Try to crank again and nothing. once or twice it acted like it was going to turn over then nothing. No sounds no clicking, not nothing. I have lights, guages and power but not starting. The starter is almost brand new. I put that on last fall. Don't think it's the battery because when it does crank it's perfect. The only thing I've done to it is what we did under the car bleeding the clutch and cutting those melted vacuum lines and two electrical lines that feed back to the rear transaxle. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 New or not, either the starter or the supply wire (the big one) to the starter. I'm guessing starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 New or not, either the starter or the supply wire (the big one) to the starter. I'm guessing starter. I'm checking that and ground wire when I get home today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted August 31, 2012 Author Share Posted August 31, 2012 Needed a starter. Second one in less than a year. Good news is the bad starter was still under warranty. Didn't cost me anything except some hand cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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