clutch diagnosis/problem

[Blackjack]

OK, here's my question(not on a fsj)

Got an '84 F150 with a T18 tranny. Shifting to reverse, 1st and 2nd from a stop are hard. Clutch does not slip.
When I try to engage reverse, for instance, it'll grind till it goes in. It feels like the clutch is not disengaging completely. There is no adjustment for the clutch, it's a hydraulic unit.

Any ideas.............I know it's not a Jeep but whatya think?

TIA

[Stuka]

The clutch has two adjustments. One ont he rod fromt he pedal tot he bell crank, and another from the bell crank to the clutch fork that sticks out of the bell housing. You need to adjust it so that you have more throw. So you need to make one or both of these shafts slightly longer. Try one turn on each and see how that does. Move up as needed. You should have a tiny bit of play in the clutch pedal still once it is adjusted. About 1/2 to 3/4 inch.

[Blackjack]

yeah that makes sense.
Does it make sense to you that the clutch will catch low rather than high?

[Stuka]

Yeah, it means its not adjusted right.

[gsmikie]

it's a hydraulic unit.
sounds like its clutch time and dont for get to replace the pilot bushing/bearing

[Mikel]

When you step on the clutch and shift to some gear, things inside the tranny are still spinning due to inertia.
Before shifting into an unsyncronized gear (first or rev), move the lever into any syncronized gear (2nd, 3rd or 4th) and then shift into the desired gear. smile.gif

[Blackjack]

Originally posted by Mikel:
When you step on the clutch and shift to some gear, things inside the tranny are still spinning due to inertia.
Before shifting into an unsyncronized gear (first or rev), move the lever into any syncronized gear (2nd, 3rd or 4th) and then shift into the desired gear. smile.gif Mikel, I get that, but second should be synched but it's hard shifting into second.
gsmikie, that's what I thought too. If it's a hydraulic unit it won't have an adjustment right? And why doesn't it slip if it's a clutch?

[ October 04, 2003, 05:15 PM: Message edited by: GFD aka Blackjack ]

[Stuka]

Hydrolics do have an adjustment, or some do. Many have an adjustable rod. And a clutch wont slip until there is basically NO clutch mateial left. But as it gets close the pedal will slowly drop.

[Blackjack]

OK, I'll check it out tomorrow to see if it's got an adjustment.