Clutch pedal help

86yota321 · 01-05-2010, 10:07 AM

Alright, so I've spent the morning searching for anything with the problem I have. I've found some, but not exactly the same so I thought I'd ask.
When I push in the clutch down to the floor, I barely let it up and I'm in gear and moving. I thought I had air in the lines so bled the system which didn't do much. So my next thought was changing the master cylinder. Did that, bled, no change. Now I'm thinking maybe slave cylinder? Could I be losing pressure somewhere?
The pushrod for the master is about halfway in between the pedal and the fork clip. I'm at that point where I'm unsure of what to do to fix this.

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Ardent · 01-05-2010, 10:12 AM

Check the clutch pedal bracket. They're known to crack which will not allow the clutch to fully engage.

86yota321 · 01-05-2010, 10:23 AM

I did take a look at that and can't see anything. I got as far as I could under there with a flashlight and pushed the pedal by hand to watch and didn't see any type of flexing in the bracket.

Heichel23 · 01-05-2010, 12:24 PM

i had the same issue it was my slave cylinder on in the engine bay/passanger fenderwell

fordmgt1 · 01-05-2010, 12:26 PM

Replace the slave cylinder on bell housing, they are cheap. I've had to do mine a few times.

86yota321 · 01-05-2010, 12:26 PM

That's the next step is replacing that slave. They don't cost that much and I figured since I changed one, might as well do the other.

Heichel23 · 01-05-2010, 12:30 PM

ya mine was 15$ or somthin stupid

sb5walker · 01-05-2010, 01:19 PM

I noticed y

win1fight2 · 01-08-2010, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 86yota321

Alright, so I've spent the morning searching for anything with the problem I have. I've found some, but not exactly the same so I thought I'd ask.
When I push in the clutch down to the floor, I barely let it up and I'm in gear and moving. I thought I had air in the lines so bled the system which didn't do much. So my next thought was changing the master cylinder. Did that, bled, no change. Now I'm thinking maybe slave cylinder? Could I be losing pressure somewhere?
The pushrod for the master is about halfway in between the pedal and the fork clip. I'm at that point where I'm unsure of what to do to fix this.

Did you get ur problem resolved? I'm having the same issues? Thanx

86yota321 · 01-11-2010, 06:57 AM

Got the problem solved. After I took off the old slave, the pushrod had hardly any pressure compared to the new one. Now it's just messing around with the pushrod on the master for any adjustment. This has been an almost 2 year project (the whole truck and engine swap) and yesterday was the first time I drove it since I bought the truck. Now all that's left is getting the timing set, which it idles really fast and on my test run I had to start in 2nd gear. Then dropping the gas tank and fixing that problem. But to get back, yes it was the slave cylinder that was giving me issues. Sorry for the rambling.

rangerruck · 01-11-2010, 07:32 AM

I was also gonna say, if you get a slave cyl, don't get a chinese one; if you do, keep the receipt!!!! they usually have a 1 year wrrnty, on the china ones...

01-05-2010, 10:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ardent Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 508	Check the clutch pedal bracket. They're known to crack which will not allow the clutch to fully engage. __________________ Nate Hefty Hefty Fabworks- Custom Fabrication in Colorado 1993 3.0 Pickup - 4" lift, 33x10.50s BFG KM1s. 1995 4.5L FZJ80 - OME springs, Locked. Nitto Terra Graplers.

01-05-2010, 10:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
86yota321 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 77	I did take a look at that and can't see anything. I got as far as I could under there with a flashlight and pushed the pedal by hand to watch and didn't see any type of flexing in the bracket. __________________ '86 4x4 Standard Cab Mostly stock for now 31"s for a bit

01-05-2010, 12:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
86yota321 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 77	That's the next step is replacing that slave. They don't cost that much and I figured since I changed one, might as well do the other. __________________ '86 4x4 Standard Cab Mostly stock for now 31"s for a bit

01-05-2010, 01:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
sb5walker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 639	I noticed y __________________ 1989 V6 4x4 X-Cab 5spd 283k miles, Borla cat-back, K&N Filtercharger, 30x9.5 Bridgestone Dueler A/T REVOs Last edited by sb5walker; 01-05-2010 at 01:24 PM.

01-11-2010, 06:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
86yota321 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 77	Got the problem solved. After I took off the old slave, the pushrod had hardly any pressure compared to the new one. Now it's just messing around with the pushrod on the master for any adjustment. This has been an almost 2 year project (the whole truck and engine swap) and yesterday was the first time I drove it since I bought the truck. Now all that's left is getting the timing set, which it idles really fast and on my test run I had to start in 2nd gear. Then dropping the gas tank and fixing that problem. But to get back, yes it was the slave cylinder that was giving me issues. Sorry for the rambling. __________________ '86 4x4 Standard Cab Mostly stock for now 31"s for a bit

01-05-2010, 12:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
Heichel23 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Stanwood,WA Posts: 64	i had the same issue it was my slave cylinder on in the engine bay/passanger fenderwell

01-05-2010, 12:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
fordmgt1 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 61	Replace the slave cylinder on bell housing, they are cheap. I've had to do mine a few times.

01-05-2010, 12:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
Heichel23 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Stanwood,WA Posts: 64	ya mine was 15$ or somthin stupid

01-11-2010, 07:32 AM	#11 (permalink)
rangerruck Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 541	I was also gonna say, if you get a slave cyl, don't get a chinese one; if you do, keep the receipt!!!! they usually have a 1 year wrrnty, on the china ones...

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