Recent content by Smitty3

Thanks for the replies. I was leaning to the same as far as the clutch not disengaging completely. Mostly because when attempting to shift into gear the engine immediately begins to pull down slightly - and never able to get into gear. Shifts great with engine not running. I am thinking preasure...

The tranmisson tower seemed ok when I replaced the shifter seal. Although I still have the plate off and will double check. Clutch pedal rod is adjusted to approx specs. Has about 2 inch of no tention when depressed and then can feel preasure as it is depressed further. Thinking the issue is...

hard to shift Replaced the Shifter seat with a Marlin Crawler. Easy done - the one I removed looked good - like it had been replaced before. Looked like it may have been Toyota replacement. Changed the tranny lube to Red Line GL4 Synthetic. No differance in the shifting problem. But Tranny...

OK - thanks all. I'll be replacing shifter socket / pieces & tranny fluid for sure. Will also take a close look at firewall, and brackets this week. Will let you know what we find and results of fix. Thanks for the tips.

Will do Underfire. Looks relatively simple - had the shifter cover off today. I see most recommend using sythetic "Redline" oil. Is that the best or will another brand such as Lucas, Royal Purple, or just Valvoline also be good?

Replced clutch slave cyl, adjusted clutch pedal rod. Still very very hard to shift into gear.

Hello all - 1st time member - 1st time T4R owner. Purchased a 97 T4R, 5 speed, 200K+ mile. Runs great - love this thing. But have an issue and need some experienced advise. Very, very hard to shift into gear (any temp), so much that I think the shifter will break. Have adjusted clutch pedal...