RJMacReady
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- Joined
- Oct 7, 2020
- Messages
- 67
- Reaction score
- 2
- Location
- Seattle
- Vehicle Year
- 1984
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger 4x4
- Engine Type
- 2.3 (4 Cylinder)
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
So of course as I've said I'm pretty new to really working on cars but I've got a lot of questions about how I can really fully analyze the state that my clutch/transmission is in and decide how much of it needs work and what kind of work.
This truck's my project for the foreseeable future and I want to do everything I can to make it a rock solid overland beast that will last, even if that means totally rebuilding everything since I've got the time and the cash this next year.
That being said here's everything I can tell you about what it's like to drive and shift this guy:
* Daily driving has felt uneventful. I have driven it in a variety of situations most days for a few months now: short trips to the store, long trips to other counties, freeway, town, big steep Seattle hills, hill starts. So far no real problems that interfere with me going where I'm going. That being said, I'm new to trucks and new to manuals.
* There is some rattling. It's not always the same, but there is a rattle when I put the clutch in lately. It's not always there. I do occasionally get other kinds of rattling like in gear, or in neutral
* About once a week I seem to get stuck going into first, and I have to jiggle or force it a bit.
* More often than the first problem, but not every day, it's hard to put it into reverse, and sometimes there is some grinding.
* Truck rolls sort of bad with emergency brake in on a forward slanted incline (facing downhill), but not so much in first gear unless its steep.
* Truck rolls *really* bad on a backwards incline (facing uphill), even in gear
I was going to order and put in a clutch kit, but I know that's a fair amount of work under there and maybe I'll be in the area to look at or replace other things?
What do you think? I'd like to make a sequential checklist of the next inspections or replacements to do.
This truck's my project for the foreseeable future and I want to do everything I can to make it a rock solid overland beast that will last, even if that means totally rebuilding everything since I've got the time and the cash this next year.
That being said here's everything I can tell you about what it's like to drive and shift this guy:
* Daily driving has felt uneventful. I have driven it in a variety of situations most days for a few months now: short trips to the store, long trips to other counties, freeway, town, big steep Seattle hills, hill starts. So far no real problems that interfere with me going where I'm going. That being said, I'm new to trucks and new to manuals.
* There is some rattling. It's not always the same, but there is a rattle when I put the clutch in lately. It's not always there. I do occasionally get other kinds of rattling like in gear, or in neutral
* About once a week I seem to get stuck going into first, and I have to jiggle or force it a bit.
* More often than the first problem, but not every day, it's hard to put it into reverse, and sometimes there is some grinding.
* Truck rolls sort of bad with emergency brake in on a forward slanted incline (facing downhill), but not so much in first gear unless its steep.
* Truck rolls *really* bad on a backwards incline (facing uphill), even in gear
I was going to order and put in a clutch kit, but I know that's a fair amount of work under there and maybe I'll be in the area to look at or replace other things?
What do you think? I'd like to make a sequential checklist of the next inspections or replacements to do.