Thanks for the tip. I've had the throwout bearing itself replaced, but
pretty sure the linkage (lever and rod) have not been. I wish the dealer
would have put more effort into investigation and checking these different
things out while they had it all opened up. I'll have to decide whether to
fight them again over this issue.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of Bernd D.
Ratsch
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 4:09 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Re: Shifting problem--'95 5spd manual
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
----- Original Message -----
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
>
> 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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