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so there's one for sale i haven't seen in person but the guy says the clutch slips in 3rd gear sometimes, does this sound legit or could there be bigger problems? it's priced kinda right and a clutch should be a minor fix if in fact that is the problem. Ideas?
Weird that the clutch slip is only in 3rd. It's a PITA but test drive it. If it's doing something that it shouldn't you'll be able to tell on the road. These trucks usually experience sloppy or mis-shifts from worn out bushings in the shifter lever assembly or loose mounting bolts (a couple of new nylon bushings fixes the slop) The clutch in the 4x4 isn't fun to do, but no different to any other 4x4 in the scheme of things...
yeah the guy is having trouble answering simple questions about it and it's a few hrs away so ill prob forget it. i thot it was a 3.0, not sure now.
It will be either the teeth are missing on that gear - or its not going into gear/a linkage problem
yeah, i really think the dude hasn't a clue
3rd gear is a known gear to slip in if clutch is bad. Its where torque overcomes the grip of the clutch. Probably just need a new clutch. V5MT1 transmissions are very strong and I cant say we have seen any of them fail. Only ever heard of a front bearing failure once. Otherwise very beefy and dependable.
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Originally Posted by B-Line