Tranny problems!

[Ranger4x4.0]

Ive got a 98 ext. cab. 4.0 manual tranny. Its a pita to get into Any gear at a stop. Especially in the mornings, going to work, and i have to stop at a stop light. When it turns green i have to try and get it into gear, and sometimes i can't do it quick enough and everyone starts honking at me. I usually wound have to turn the truck off, put it in gear turn it on and go. P.I.T.A! When the engine warms up, its fine. Shifts like a hot knife in butter.

I took it to the shop sometime last year, and specifically told the guy to change the slave cylinder, throwout bearing, and clutch if it needed it. So he takes it all apart, greases throwout bearing, changed clutch fluid and tranny oil, and puts it back together. He told me everything looked fine, clutch was 'like new'. I knew the throwout bearing was bad, cuz everytime its cold outside, it squeals like hell.
I was sure the slave cylinder was bad, cuz of the shifting problems. And all he does is change fluids!?

My throwout bearing still squeals like crazy. And its still hard to shift.

I will be taking it all apart myself this time and fixing it, so my question is, what exactly should i replace? Is there anything other than the slave cylinder that causes the hard shifting?
TIA!

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I would be very surprised if the throwout bearing is greasable, usually they are sealed.

Find a different shop or drop the trans yourself and put a slave and a TB in it. You are there, might plan on a clutch too since the last guy was pretty questionable.

 

[Ranger4x4.0]

Yeah, thats what he said he did, he greased it. I'll definitely be replacing the throw out.

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[scotts90ranger]

Try something silly that might work... put the clutch pedal to the floor then slip your foot off of it, do that like 5 times and see if it gets any better...

It's worked for me in the past. Sounds like there's air somewhere and this usually pulls it out of hiding.

 

[Ranger4x4.0]

Drop clutch in gear running!? Sounds painful. Unless you mean when its off .

 

[scotts90ranger]

in neutral, doesn't need to be running or anything

 

[Ranger4x4.0]

Ok, ill try it. Does make sense, because when (very rarely) I do some 4500 rpm shifts, slamming through the gears it'll shift like new afterwards for a while.

 

[Ranger4x4.0]

It helped a little I think? Or maybe it's just one of those days where it shifts good..

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