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My 95 has 139K. Earlier this summer the 2nd gear synchro went. I discovered the synchro is integral to one of the shafts and therefore not easily replaced.
Then one day coming off the expressway it got real hard to shift. I could barely get it out of gear or into the next gear. The clutch pedal became quite stiif and hard to push down. Thought sure the throwout bearing was hanging up. Pulled the tranny and replaced the throwout bearing. It was a little better but still not disengaging properly, and shifts were still difficult. Yikes I had to pull it out again.
This time replaced the clutch and pressure plate. Upon disassembly I found a piece of metal had broken off the clutch disc and was floating around between the clutch disc and the pressure plate. Apparently this metal piece was dragging between the clutch disc and the pressure plate, and preventing me from disengaging the clutch properly.
Now the clutch problem is fixed but I still need a good used tranny so I can use second gear without grinding when I go into that gear. Junkyards want too much money (at least until the tranny breaks to where I can't drive it).
BTW not all throwout bearings are created equal. I bought a Timken from Autozone, and it had a sealed bearing and no free play. The old one had a lot of slop in it. When I bought the clutch and pressure plate they came with a new throwout bearing too, but it was cheap and had some free play in it - almost as much as the original. The Timken had a plastic sleeve and that concerned me a little but I really like the quality of the bearing better.
I swear the tranny feels smoother now - not sure which parts caused that.
My 95 has 139K. Earlier this summer the 2nd gear synchro went. I discovered the synchro is integral to one of the shafts and therefore not easily replaced.
Then one day coming off the expressway it got real hard to shift. I could barely get it out of gear or into the next gear. The clutch pedal became quite stiif and hard to push down. Thought sure the throwout bearing was hanging up. Pulled the tranny and replaced the throwout bearing. It was a little better but still not disengaging properly, and shifts were still difficult. Yikes I had to pull it out again.
This time replaced the clutch and pressure plate. Upon disassembly I found a piece of metal had broken off the clutch disc and was floating around between the clutch disc and the pressure plate. Apparently this metal piece was dragging between the clutch disc and the pressure plate, and preventing me from disengaging the clutch properly.
Now the clutch problem is fixed but I still need a good used tranny so I can use second gear without grinding when I go into that gear. Junkyards want too much money (at least until the tranny breaks to where I can't drive it).
BTW not all throwout bearings are created equal. I bought a Timken from Autozone, and it had a sealed bearing and no free play. The old one had a lot of slop in it. When I bought the clutch and pressure plate they came with a new throwout bearing too, but it was cheap and had some free play in it - almost as much as the original. The Timken had a plastic sleeve and that concerned me a little but I really like the quality of the bearing better.
I swear the tranny feels smoother now - not sure which parts caused that.
