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Looking to bleed my clutch soon in a first attempt to ease up the tight pedal. 2000 manual 5 speed 4X4- Any recommendations?

brake fluid brand Can anyone recommend a particular brand/type of DOT3 brake fluid for the clutch - 2000 4X4 5 speed.

Just ordered my Redline GL4 and 5. Will let you folks know how it goes later next week. 1 50305 MT-90 75W90 GL-4 - gallon $67.95 $67.95 1 57905 75W90 GL-5 Gear Oil - gallon $65.95 $65.95

Question up front: I know GL4 is preferred for the trans, so my question is, is 80/90 or 75/90 required for the diffrentials. Background: Got some conflicting information from several service shops and postings on this site. For a 2000 5 speed manual 4X4 SR5, a posting specified the...

Redline 80/90? Hey folks - the thread above mentions the following: transmission = GL-4 75W-90 (3.5 qts.) - use Redline Synthetic Red Line Synthetic Oil - Gear Oil for Manual Transmissions - MT-90 75W90 GL-4 Gear Oil transfer case = GL-5 75W-90 (1.5 qts.) I assume use the following Redline...

Hey Folks - I just purchased a millennium silver 2000 with quite a few areas that need some small touch ups. Where is the best place to purchase quality, matching paint? Also, what is the best application method, without purchasing some expensive equipment? I would also like to touch up my...

Thanks for all of the replies. I am not so much concerned about mashing it to the floor as the extreme tightness and great amount of effort it takes to push it in to change gears as well. I mean I have to put some serious force into moving the clutch pedal. I am pretty sure my 75 yr old Dad...

Hi All - I just bought a 2000 5 speed manual and the clutch pedal has a smaller range of motion to it than most manual cars I have driven (I also owned an '88 4runner manual). I am curious if this is typical for this year and/or generation? Biggest issue though is the clutch pedal is very...

awful...just encountered some of this myself during a recent purchase.

Exactly

Lspv

Used Auto Parts, Engine & Transmission - Junk yard Austin, TX

Had 247K on it and sold it b/c moving across country

Gunked up fuel injector possibly. Had something similar on a '99 Limited.

that stinks. I had an '88 manual and great condition with little over 100K on it and drove it into a telephone pole in 2001.