Hey guys. This mmight've already been covered but im wondering about this.

Its my 16th birthday today so i did my drivers test, got it, thank god. After school, me and my buddies drove around for a few hours (put on 100Km's lol) and i started noticing something.

When i was stopped at a light, i took it out of gear and waited for the opposite light to turn yellow then i would put it in gear. Well after a while, i had to put some force in order to get it into gear.

Then after that, when you give it gas and let the clutch out to go, it did a really weird "leaching forward" type thing. It wasnt like the cltch was slipping, it was like it was enagaging, then dissengaging, then engaging and disengaging really fast and was doing a lurching type thing.

I asked my dad about it and i asked if it was the clutch. he sais it was thins Slave Cylinder or Slave Valve or something. I guess the same thing happened to my brothers Ranger.

Can anybody shed some light on this?

 

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........

I guess it could be the slave cylinder going out... weird thing to happen though. Usually when it goes out, it can no longer disengage the clutch, I've never heard of it pulsing before. If it is the hydraulic system, there is nothing to do but replace the system. It is a sealed assembly that comes filled and pre-bled from the factory with no bleed valve. I did figure out how to bleed it, but I doubt that would help you here.

 

could it be a pooched clutch?

 

it only gets bad when the clutch is warm too, if that helps.

 

Well, now I'm wondering if something is leaking onto the clutch disc... like oil or transmission fluid. The problem with that is that it still bugs me that you said it got hard to put in gear. That means the clutch isn't 100% disengaged which makes me think it's still a hydraulic issue. Unless the clutch plate is sticking to either the flywheel or pressure plate.

 

I have seen a throw-out bearing cause this problem - thanks to my wife, and her annoying habit of riding the clutch - no matter how many times I've advised her of this - she killed 2 TB in a 90 Aerostar with a 5sp in it - the second time, we replace the entire clutch, as she'd also generated enough heat to warp the flywheel...

 

wow, its not that bad lol.


Where can i check this hydrolic system?

If it helps, when its cold, the clutch pedal is harder to push in then when its warm.

 

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You cant really check the hydrolics. Other than making sure they are full. Its a little tiny jug right inside your drivers side on the firewall.

 

+1. I've also decided that it is near impossible to test to see if it is in good working condition.

The clutch feeling different hot or cold, that might be normal. The fluid will become thinner as the temperature rises, just like oil. This makes it flow easier. But just out of curiosity, how much easier does it get? Also, if there is a bad seal, the fluid would be more likely to seep through it once hot. I'm still leaning toward bad hydraulic system.