bdcarlos

Well Howdy folks, been awhile since I posted. Im at 156,145 miles and havent had many problems. My AC/ Compressor went out , but it was pretty easy to change. Anyhows, Here is my newest problem that has me baffled. I got home from a job yesterday and parked, There were no issues. This morning I went to leave and the shifter got stuck in neutral. Took a few minutes of working it to get it to move . Got going down the road everything seemed ok. Left the truck idling while i went into post office , when i came back same thing. Stuck in neutral. Once again worked it and worked got it going . It seems like second is a little tighter than the rest. I would say transmission but she shifted into all the gears fine no hesitation no higher RPM's . Could it be gear fork? Slave cylinder? any help mucho appreciated. Oh yeah Stats 2000 f150 ext cab 4.2 , 5 speed manual transmission.

mawk

She goes into gear fine when the truck is off though? Original slave? Clutch? Throw out bearings?

LostMale28

I dont know if this will help you any but i had a 99' ranger that did that and all i had to do was bleed the system. There should be a bleeder valve on it somewhere just like a break bleeder valve or a place to bleed it. After i done that to mine i had no more trouble out of it.

bdcarlos

yes everything original, I know with this amount of miles i might need a clutch job, money is tight . I am mechanically enclined but Im not sure if Im smart enough for this. Oh yeah my bad,, Yes it shifts fine when the truck is off, no resistance at all. Thanks for the replies!!

bdcarlos

Thanks for the reminder of that bleeder valve had forgoten about that. Will do first thing in the morning!

LostMale28

No problem. I hope its that simple and this fixes your problem.

bdcarlos

ok bled it off real good. Some grey goop came out at first then clear fluid. I repeated process 6 times, upon starting up same problem, just wont go into any gear without playing with it a bit. So Im back at the baffled stage.

mawk

Probably a failing slave. Symptoms are there.

bdcarlos

Thanks for the reply! Yeah after searching the forums, and doing a lot of reading I believe thats what it is . I cant complain, My truck has been real reliable for my job and made me a lot of money,

bdcarlos

Ok last post regarding this , I promise! I found this on ebay ,and was wodering if this a good price? Or if I should find another dealer.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-99...Q5fAccessories


Im going to log into my account and ask him if it will fit mine for sure before ordering.