On the dually I just got back on the road, it drives great at night and for about the first half hour during the day -its been about 90 degrees out here- but after that, the clutch doesn't seem to fully engage. It gets worse as I drive it longer - first it will be hard to get into first at a stoplight, then I will have to rev the engine to shift into first as I coast to a stop, then it wont even go into first until I shut the truck off. I'm sick of driving it like a semi... I just put a good clutch in it, and replaced the throwout bearing and clutch fork. Is this likely to be the linkage under the dash needing the heim conversion? Air in the system maybe? I took the cylinder on the tranny off today and couldn't see anywhere to bleed it. Any help appreciated. Thanks.
Heat related clutch issue
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NCheek
Howdy
Are you getting any flex of the firewall upon clutch pedal depression?
Yes and Yes - replaced the pilot, and the firewall does have a little bit of flex... would the heat in the engine bay make the metal more flexible maybe? It doesn't seem like the movement is excessive, even when it is acting up. I know it shouldn't move at all, I just don't really see the heat affecting that.
NCheek
Howdy
Mine has some of the same symptoms, some binding, but only after warm-up, and slight flexing. I suppose that every little bit counts, so I'll be bracing appropriately to fix it. (hopefully cheaper than buying the kit from ford, but I'll have to weight my options...)
tractorman86
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i know on a zf you have to bleed it by pumping the slave cyl. at a 45 deg. angle by hand but i'm not sure about t-18/19
Did you check the crummy little plastic bushing on the pedal assembly itself? Mine just went out and it's unbelieveable how much a little slop there ends up being in your clutch engagement. I was going to do the heim joint mod (Heim Joint Article Here) but I didn't have time so I modified a hardware store bronze bushing and replaced the plastic one. Unbelieveable how much easier the clutch pedal pressure is with a bronze bushing and a touch of grease.
Good luck
Good luck
I'll have to try that bronze bushing thing or the heim joint mod at some point. The problem is in the linkage or the flex - I modified the clutch pedal so I could depress it a little more and it drives 100% normal. At least now when I have time to fix it right I know what I'll be fixing...
Mel - is that TSB kit something you get through ford? any idea on the price? Thanks.
Mel - is that TSB kit something you get through ford? any idea on the price? Thanks.
FYI, try www.fordparts.com for the firewall fix, I would call to verify your year/application, but part number E3TZ7K509B comes up with $122 on their website.
Here's the link for the clutch pedal heim joint fix:
http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?t=5541
Here's the link for the clutch pedal heim joint fix:
http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?t=5541
