Does this mean I need a new clutch? 91 F150
08-06-2010, 04:01 PM
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Does this mean I need a new clutch? 91 F150
My old reliable truck started having problems with the clutch pedal last week. Instead of sitting at the full length when not pressed it reduced to sitting a few inches off of the floor. The truck was still drivable, it just meant the engage point was an inch from the floor 
I drove it like this all week and everything seemed normal. However, yesterday I started having a heck of a time getting it into first or reverse. Being on a downward hill seemed to help, but it's literally 10-15x harder to shift it into either gear now, almost to the point of being unusable.
Does this mean the clutch is shot? Before I go spend $250 on a new clutch and spend my weekend attempting to replace it I'd like to know that I'm barking up the right tree.
I drove it like this all week and everything seemed normal. However, yesterday I started having a heck of a time getting it into first or reverse. Being on a downward hill seemed to help, but it's literally 10-15x harder to shift it into either gear now, almost to the point of being unusable.
Does this mean the clutch is shot? Before I go spend $250 on a new clutch and spend my weekend attempting to replace it I'd like to know that I'm barking up the right tree.
08-06-2010, 05:19 PM
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My old reliable truck started having problems with the clutch pedal last week. Instead of sitting at the full length when not pressed it reduced to sitting a few inches off of the floor. The truck was still drivable, it just meant the engage point was an inch from the floor
I drove it like this all week and everything seemed normal. However, yesterday I started having a heck of a time getting it into first or reverse. Being on a downward hill seemed to help, but it's literally 10-15x harder to shift it into either gear now, almost to the point of being unusable.
Does this mean the clutch is shot? Before I go spend $250 on a new clutch and spend my weekend attempting to replace it I'd like to know that I'm barking up the right tree.
I drove it like this all week and everything seemed normal. However, yesterday I started having a heck of a time getting it into first or reverse. Being on a downward hill seemed to help, but it's literally 10-15x harder to shift it into either gear now, almost to the point of being unusable.
Does this mean the clutch is shot? Before I go spend $250 on a new clutch and spend my weekend attempting to replace it I'd like to know that I'm barking up the right tree.
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08-07-2010, 02:12 PM
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Definately sounds like a master or slave cylinder issue. If it is the slave cylinder, you mght as well change the clutch and throw out bearing as well due to having to pull tranny anyway...If this is the case; when u remove the fluid line to the slave cylinder keep the master cylinder cap on and the line at a downward angle. Fords usually will keep themselves from getting air in the line this way which will require minimal bleeding of the system after installation.