Re: [DML] Transmission-Clutch-Linkage Trouble?

[Don Ekhoff <ekhoff@xxxx>]

Willie,

Although it sounds like you might have a linkage problem, I thought I 
would relate an experience I had. My 5 speed was difficult to shift for 
years and I was frustrated at missing shifts occasionally and poping out 
of gear occasionally. Turns out it was an air bubble traped in the 
hydraulic line that was using up a significant portion of the clutch 
petal motion. Simply bleeding the system was not sufficient. There is 
a tubing service loop just above the slave cylinder that can hold a 
bubble. I was able to easily purge it by applying pressure to the petal 
and then opening the bleeder fitting on the slave cylinder. The fluid 
then rushes with enough force to purge the bubble. Fluid velocity is 
the key. Problem fixed and the gear change is sweet. Maybe you will 
get lucky with this suggestion.

Don
#6543


wmack wrote:

> A while back I noticed stiffness when shifting into 5th gear.