Need some advise my 85 truck is having a problem where the clutch wont disengage and it almost stalls at stop lights unless I put it in neutral. I have replaced both the master and slave and have bleed everything (on the bench and truck) and its all adjusted. I checked the bracket and its not cracked. I think I have a problem with the pressure plate but would like a second opinion before I pull transmission.

 

well since you ruled everything else out , sure its the pressure plate.


or there is still air in the system, it can be a bitch to bleed sometimes.
wouldnt be the first time a new part was faulty either.....

is the slave moving the clutch fork far enough? is the clutch fork cracked or worn out? seen that before too

 

I wanted to update this because I hate seeing threads without the fix. I removed the transmission and found that I was missing one of the two clips that hold the throw-out bearing to the fork so when I would push the clutch in only half of the bearing would apply pressure. I also decided since I was this far to replace the input seal and then I found my input bearing broken so I torn the trans apart and it looks good except for the chipped tooth on 5th gear but that will be a later fix.

 

That's great that you gave a find and fix. Thanks for taking the time to let us know. Hopefully it will help someone in the future.