petecaballero

I have an 86 4+3 that sat for many years. I have recently been doing some work on it getting it back into shape. One thing I noticed is that over the past few months the gears would rub from time to time when I was switching gears. I noticed it started happening more and more and the clutch pedal started to feel very week. Today, I went to start it with the clutch down but the car in reverse like I always start it and the car immediately kicked when the starter engaged. It is like the clutch isn't working any longer.

What should I check for? Is this a result of air in the system or something else? I am not very familiar with clutches so any specific information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

ovrebo1

Master cylinder fluid level

petecaballero

Thanks. I checked and the fluid level is right but it is a bit murky. Any other ideas?

73n95

All the symptoms of a clutch hanging up. Most common cause is in the hydraulic clutch mechanism. First make sure the clutch master cylinder is full. Next up is air in the system. Try to bleed. Several methods on the forum. Finally get a new slave and master cylinder. They are all Chinese crap now so auto zone is as good as any. Install it carefully and you should be ok. This system is prone to periodic maintenance and is critical to transmission health. Particularly the ZD 6. Good luck.

petecaballero

Thanks. Will look into your suggestions.