About a week ago, my truck started getting really hard to get into gear. Yesterday I drove out to the desert, and when I got there I found out it won't go into gear at all while the engine is running, if I'm not moving. I can start it in gear with the clutch in if I use a little gas, and it starts to creep forward. Once moving, I can shift without using the clutch. I just sucked out and replaced most of the fluid that was in there, it looks a lot better (280,000 miles on the same fluid doesn't look too good). But, same problem is occurring. Did the clutch hydraulics just finally give out? I put in the Southbend OFE clutch a few months ago, it's been great until this happened. Maybe the stiffer clutch helped the dying hydraulics finally give out?

 

Its time for a clutch assy and release bearing. And the flywheel may need to be surface too.

 

Except I put in a brand new Southbend OFE a few months ago, including release bearing and new flywheel.

 

Did you ck the fluid in the clutch master cylinder?

 

In the reservoir, or the cylinder itself? Reservoir was fine, just old fluid which I replaced. I even pushed in the slave cylinder rod to get out more fluid, then had my wife top it off while I had the rod in, and a bit of fluid pushed up into the reservoir. Did it a few times to try to get as much old fluid out.

 

You know the clutch assy not that old. Then you may want to replace the clutch master and slave. They both come together as one part.

 

I was going to do that, but every store I called only sold them separately. I'm about to go buy a new slave and see if that does the trick.

 

Dealer sells them as a pair. That way you don't need to bleed the system.

 

You can also order the complete system from RockAuto.com

 

Rockauto, I'll keep them in mind. I figured the dealer would have the pair. Any idea how much?

Does anyone know where the inspection hole is located to measure the clutch fork travel?