1st gen transmission..HELP!!

I have a 1996 Tacoma. It has a 2.7l with 5 speed manual transmission. I was driving down the road and it started to rev up in every gear without any power. I limped it for a few miles in 1st/2nd gear then it wouldn't move at all in any gear. I can literally start the truck in any gear and it won't flinch. I can release the clutch in any gear and I idles like it is in neutral. What should I do?

 

Clutch related issue.

 

Yeah, get a new clutch

 

It may be related to the clutch hydraulic system. You may have a seized slave cylinder keeping the clutch inguaged all the time. Other wise the clutch is totally burned out, but I have a feeling it may have something to do with the mechanism that engages and disengages the clutch. Theirs my $.02 worth.

 

Any idea how to fix that today with out hiring a mechanic?

 

Check to see if you have fluid in slave cylinder. Top off with dot 3 brake fluid and pump.if you smell burnt clutch your done.it'll smell like burning brake pad.good luck

 

Does the clutch pedal feel any different when you push it in?

 

Clutch not a trans issue.

 

Engine off, emergency brake on!! Your going to need an assistant for this. Have somebody push the clutch pedal in and release as you go under the truck and see if the clutch slave cylinder is moving in and out/back and forth. If it has no movement then the slave cilinder or the master cilinder is bad. Do you live where rust is an issue?? The slave cilinder should look like this..... maybe not red probably just bare aluminum. This part should move when the clutch pedal is pushed in and released.

 

This job is easy to do. If this is you problem I would replace the clutch master cilinder and slave cilinder and the same time. Bleeding the clutch is also easy. You are going to need somebody to help you bleed the system. I am sure their is somebody on you tube the has recorded themselves bleeding a clutch.

 

If the actual clutch is burnt then you are going to need to hire a professional to do that job, unless you are really handy that job is not for a beginner. Good luck and let us know what you discover.

 

What's left of my clutch. Having a new one put in now.

 

Yup, shredded, should have made some noise when it happened...

 

Holy cow!! That clutch disk is gone! How does the fly wheel look??

 

Didn't hear it when it happened. And I haven't opened it all the way up. I'm about to take my dads 02 taco to work. Then I'll get you guys some more information on my little project when I get back.

 

Wow, you smoked it. How many miles did you get out of that clutch?

I have heard people getting anywhere from 30,000 to 300,000 on the factory clutch. I did mine at 185,000, but only because my throw out bearing was getting very noisy.

You might consider replacing your rear main seal while you have the transmission out too.

 

Holy crap. That was unexpected.

 

I bought it with 126,000 don't believe any maintenance was ever done on the truck. Has 139,000 now. Kind of doing things as they come up.

 

should smell really nice...

 

Seen it many times .
Make sure they put some quality parts back in .
Now is the time to do your shifter bushing , check the mounts , new trans fluid , lube the driveshaft and a fresh rear main seal
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