Hey guys,
Does anybody in the Tucson area know of a good mechanic that can handle pulling the tranny in my 89 22RE 4X4? It is almost impossible to shift into 1st gear from a dead stop, I have replaced both the master and slave cylinders as well as the rubber line to the slave, bled the system multiple times, and the adjustment for my clutch under the dash is as far out as I can get it. I All my research points to the pilot bearing or clutch issues which will require me to pull the tranny. I do all of the work to this truck myself and have pulled engines, but with work and life I don't want to spend months attempting this solo after work and weekends.
I am beyond frustrated with the amount of time and coin I have put into this truck to get it as far as I have, I just want to get it done so I can drive it without worrying about being stuck at a green light frantically trying to slam it into gear. It shifts like butter when the engine is off but it just seems like the clutch isn't fully disengaging when running.
If there is something I might have missed that would cause this issue that I can resolve without pulling this transmission I would love to hear it. The only thing I might have missed is the fact that there are a few different master cylinders part #'s that pop up online, if they have different length brackets to the clutch pedal that could be my issue. I checked the clutch bracket to make sure it wasn't broken, made sure the bellhousing was tight to the engine and replaced the shifter seats at the top of the tranny. I have this thing so close but am not comfortable driving it. I wanna either cry or set it on fire so any help is appreciated

Thanks guys!
Ron

 

Do the other gears work as they should? Sounds like you covered all the common stuff. Have you checked the oil to see if you have excessive metal or even small pieces of metal? What oil do you have in it? Does it improve as it warms up?

Are you prepared if the shop or person tells you the trans needs to be replaced or rebuilt? I know of a couple shops I trust but they are usually booked a long time out. I don't know what the current shop labor rate is either.

Good luck with it. I know the frustration.

 

The only possible reference I have is in Flagstaff

 

Hey guys,
Thanks for the replies. I think I found a place off of Contractors Way that is willing to take it on. Its not gonna be cheap, (They quoted me $1500 for basically a clutch job) but I know it is a lot of work. I actually changed the tranny fluid to see if it would help with RedLine MT-90 and I didn't have much metal in the old fluid. I am just gonna bite the bullet and get it done.
Thanks again!

 

Every time I have to drop some coin in my truck and get frustrated I go to Toyotas website and calculate payments on a new truck and then I add license fees on top of that……

You’ll feel better

 

Nothing is cheap anymore. Thanks for updating your thread. Please follow up when it's done. Dead end threads suck.

 

So, weekend update:

I decided to replace my master cylinder again with an Aisin since when I did it the first time it was an emergency and I bought what AutoZone had on the shelf. Looks like I saved myself $1500 because my truck shifts better then when I first bought it. I also used a different method to bleed the system, instead of having somebody sit in the cab and pump the pedal, I ran a line from the bleeder valve into a container with enough Dot 3 at the bottom to prevent air from sucking back into the system. I had never tried to bleed anything using that method but I think that is going to be my preferred method from now on. Super easy and no chance of air getting back into the system, the only thing I learned while doing it is you need to keep your hose or Dot 3 reservoir higher then your bleeder valve or the last few bubbles will keep rising up and potentially back into the system. I used a clear hose so I could see exactly what was going on.
So I can't say for sure if AutoZone sold me a goofy master cylinder or if my lady was sabotaging me by not pushing the pedal completely to the floor when we bled the system the last couple times but I couldn't care less. I had to take it out a couple times to make sure it wasn't a fluke but I couldn't be more stoked!

 

Excellent news!!!! Glad you got a good master, I wouldn’t blame the lady over an autozone part

Glad you got it sorted and feel better!!!!