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- St. Louis, MO
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- 1983
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- 2.3L
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So I'm within spitting distance of finishing my auto to 5 speed conversion. Just installed the clutch master and bled the system several times. I'm able to shift through the gears easily with the engine off. But once started, I cannot shift into most gears.
I can shift into 3rd and 5th with some difficulty, but all other gears won't go. I have not tried releasing the clutch in 3rd or 5th. I don't want to screw things up. My brother installed the clutch disc and swears the flat side was towards the flywheel. But I know a backwards clutch disc will prevent shifting. But since I "kinda" get 3rd and 5th, I'm thinking it's just not bled well enough.
To bleed, we've been using the bleeder on the slave in the same way you bleed brakes. To bleed the master, I removed the c-clip that retains the piston and pulled the piston out until a little fluid came out and then reinstalled. This is the method we used on my brothers ranger with success. But his is an m5od and mine is the dreaded fm145.
This is on a 2.9L bronco 2. It previously had an a4ld and now has a fm145. The master and slave cylinders are new units.
I can shift into 3rd and 5th with some difficulty, but all other gears won't go. I have not tried releasing the clutch in 3rd or 5th. I don't want to screw things up. My brother installed the clutch disc and swears the flat side was towards the flywheel. But I know a backwards clutch disc will prevent shifting. But since I "kinda" get 3rd and 5th, I'm thinking it's just not bled well enough.
To bleed, we've been using the bleeder on the slave in the same way you bleed brakes. To bleed the master, I removed the c-clip that retains the piston and pulled the piston out until a little fluid came out and then reinstalled. This is the method we used on my brothers ranger with success. But his is an m5od and mine is the dreaded fm145.
This is on a 2.9L bronco 2. It previously had an a4ld and now has a fm145. The master and slave cylinders are new units.
