I had a similar problem on my '97 (also Hydraulic system like yours) - worn
out linkage at the throw-out bearing lever and slave (rod).
- Bernd
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From: <wromberg@acsalaska.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 5:20 PM
Subject: DML: Shifting problem--'95 5spd manual
>
> Hey everyone,
>
> I'm looking for some assistance with a problem I'm having with my '95 DAK
> (V-6 4WD with 5-spd. manual transmission). After several good years of
> trouble-free driving, my truck has developed a shifting problem that the
> local dealer cannot seem to fix. At 122,000 I replaced the original
> clutch. Soon thereafter, I started having significant difficulty shifting
> into 1st gear from a stop (after vehicle warmed up) along with consistent
> grinding when trying to go into reverse. After talking with several
> shops, I ended up having the transmission re-built since all indications
> were that the synchros were going bad. Within a year of that job, the
> shifting problem returned and progressively got worse. The only way I
> could get into first gear was to first grind it into reverse and then
> quickly shift into 1st. I took it into the dealer here in Alaska since
> the tranny shop insisted that the problem was that clutch disc was not
> fully separating from the tranny (clutch dragging). T
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> he dealer confirmed on a lift that the clutch was dragging supposedly
> because it was not properly installed (missing a bolt) and had worn
> 50-1073745190n just 8000 miles. It was replaced and the flywheel was
> machined, but 6 months later I still had the same problem.
>
> After a long battle with the dealer on this, they paid to put in yet
> another clutch--again assuring me that they had fixed the problem.
> However, it is not. Reverse is now grinding again and getting into first
> gear is only marginally easier when the vehicle has warmed up (driven 10
> miles or more around town).
>
> So.....in the last 25K I've had the tranny re-built and 3 clutches put
> into this truck and I appear to still have the same problem. I can't
> really afford a new vehicle and I really like all of the other aspects of
> my truck. Taking the vehicle to another shop means big money out of my
> pocket and I just don't trust the dealer I've been working with given the
> history above.
>
> I've searched the DML archive extensively and have seen all kinds of posts
> related to shifting problems that cover everything from incorrect fluid in
> tranny (non-mopar), to synchro problems, to bad pressure plates. However,
> with the exception of completely replacing the hydraulic clutch system, I
> think I've done just about everything that can be done. I've been told
> that the hydraulic clutch operation checks out, although neither master,
> slave, nor fluid has been replaced in the 150K I've put on the vehicle.
> I'm not low on fluid, nor have I ever had any leaks.
>
> So.....I'm looking for some other opinions/suggestions from DAK owners out
> there who may have had similar problems.
>
> Any suggestions/ideas would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill Romberg
> wromberg@acsalaska.net
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