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Hello All,
I originally took my 5 speed to the Ford dealer to have a new master and slave installed. Since then, my truck has been nothing but trouble. I've taken the truck back at least 5 times for the same problem: inconsistent clutch feel. When I first get the truck from the dealer, the clutch engages about 3/4 of the way off the floor. After a week or two, the clutch just moves all over the place, to barely off the floor to 3/4 off the floor. I can pump it a few times and it gets better. Sometimes it gets hard to engage or it grinds going into third. When I first get it from the dealer "fixed" it's as smooth as butter. The dealership has bled it multiple times as well as replaced the slave twice. I used to love driving this truck but now I can hardly stand it. The dealer can't seem to fix it and I sure don't know what to do with it. I'm talking about a Ford dealer too, not Mazda. I took it to Mazda about 5 years ago for the same thing and they fixed it right off the bat.
Any ideas how to fix this? I spent $1000 trying to get this thing fixed. I want to enjoy my truck again. I'm wondering if maybe they used the wrong fluid.
Thanks
I originally took my 5 speed to the Ford dealer to have a new master and slave installed. Since then, my truck has been nothing but trouble. I've taken the truck back at least 5 times for the same problem: inconsistent clutch feel. When I first get the truck from the dealer, the clutch engages about 3/4 of the way off the floor. After a week or two, the clutch just moves all over the place, to barely off the floor to 3/4 off the floor. I can pump it a few times and it gets better. Sometimes it gets hard to engage or it grinds going into third. When I first get it from the dealer "fixed" it's as smooth as butter. The dealership has bled it multiple times as well as replaced the slave twice. I used to love driving this truck but now I can hardly stand it. The dealer can't seem to fix it and I sure don't know what to do with it. I'm talking about a Ford dealer too, not Mazda. I took it to Mazda about 5 years ago for the same thing and they fixed it right off the bat.
Any ideas how to fix this? I spent $1000 trying to get this thing fixed. I want to enjoy my truck again. I'm wondering if maybe they used the wrong fluid.
Thanks
