caliskier
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- Vehicle Year
- 1994
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- Mazda
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- Manual
Hey all, I have a 5 speed manual that had had an issue a month ago that I need help with. Because of this issue i have not driven it until today.
For a couple of days before the incident I was hearing a squealing / chirping / clicking sound from the engine compartment when backing up, kinda loud. I ignored it, its and old truck and I thought is was just a rattle. I drove it 30 miles to a feed store and when I entered the parking lot I felt like I could not shift it. I loaded it up with about 800 lbs of equipment and tried to leave. It would not shift into gear and the clutch peddle felt like it was not doing anything. The shifter would not budge. I finally figured out that if I turned the engine off it would shift into gear. I was able to get it in first and get it started and the car did lurch forward because it was in gear and I did not feel any peddle. I was able to drive it home on the freeway shifting all the way to fifth. I did notice that the truck seamed to struggle holding 60 mph on the freeway after a while, but it was loaded with 8 40lb bags of fertilizer and 44 bottles of pool chlorine.
so I don't know what the issue was, I just drove it about 1 mile testing it around my block, getting up to 40 mph, it seamed to have power, and seamed to shift ok, maybe stick a little at first.
I have checked the clutch master cylinder fluid level - it was fine
I have checked the transmission fluid level - black and watery feeling, but full.
What do you guys think this could be?
For a couple of days before the incident I was hearing a squealing / chirping / clicking sound from the engine compartment when backing up, kinda loud. I ignored it, its and old truck and I thought is was just a rattle. I drove it 30 miles to a feed store and when I entered the parking lot I felt like I could not shift it. I loaded it up with about 800 lbs of equipment and tried to leave. It would not shift into gear and the clutch peddle felt like it was not doing anything. The shifter would not budge. I finally figured out that if I turned the engine off it would shift into gear. I was able to get it in first and get it started and the car did lurch forward because it was in gear and I did not feel any peddle. I was able to drive it home on the freeway shifting all the way to fifth. I did notice that the truck seamed to struggle holding 60 mph on the freeway after a while, but it was loaded with 8 40lb bags of fertilizer and 44 bottles of pool chlorine.
so I don't know what the issue was, I just drove it about 1 mile testing it around my block, getting up to 40 mph, it seamed to have power, and seamed to shift ok, maybe stick a little at first.
I have checked the clutch master cylinder fluid level - it was fine
I have checked the transmission fluid level - black and watery feeling, but full.
What do you guys think this could be?