eldonderino
Registered User
Hey all.
I recently bought a 1994 F250 it's got 4.10 and a ZF-5 transmission. Clutch was replaced a couple years before I purchased it.
It's been rough shifting to and from 1st and 2nd gear, no grinding, just hard to move the shifter into gear. 3rd, 4th, 5th all pretty easy. It's not too bad, but a pain in the ass when i'm in the city.
If I shift 1st -> 2nd around 1500 rpm being very delicate it's OK, but it's takes me so long the rpm drops and if I give it too much throttle it belches out a cloud of smoke. But at the moment I've figured out if I take it real easy on the throttle I can get by. It seems to shift better while going up a hill maybe around 1800 rpms.
I recently bought a 1994 F250 it's got 4.10 and a ZF-5 transmission. Clutch was replaced a couple years before I purchased it.
It's been rough shifting to and from 1st and 2nd gear, no grinding, just hard to move the shifter into gear. 3rd, 4th, 5th all pretty easy. It's not too bad, but a pain in the ass when i'm in the city.
If I shift 1st -> 2nd around 1500 rpm being very delicate it's OK, but it's takes me so long the rpm drops and if I give it too much throttle it belches out a cloud of smoke. But at the moment I've figured out if I take it real easy on the throttle I can get by. It seems to shift better while going up a hill maybe around 1800 rpms.
- I shifted it through all the gears while not moving 1st and 2nd still slightly awkward but not too bad, definitely easier than while driving.
- The Clutch pedal begins to actuate a bit below halfway down (not sure if that's normal or not)
- It's usually goes into reverse easy, sometimes I need to roll forward a bit and try again when it won't go in.
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