Hello all,
Recently bought an 03 Rubicon with an engine/ 6 speed trans swapped from an LJ, with a new clutch and slave from the previous owner. (Has rubicon express lift on 35s but I don’t really think that’s relevant.) Driven it around 600 miles with no real issues until last night.
Started it up (cold) and it would not shift into any gear and I noticed the clutch pedal was only giving resistance in the last 25% of the pedal. I pumped the clutch a few times while trying to get it into gear and it went, and had no issues the rest of my hour drive. Today when starting it, same story except at a stop light it happened again about 10 minutes later and continued to happen after I turned around to come straight home. Obviously it’s fine once i get going, but downshifts and getting it into gear from a stop are extremely difficult, and as I push it into gear, it creeps forward as if i’m not pushing the clutch all the way down. I’m not sure if this could be air in the lines, worn engine/ trans mounts, or if there’s an adjustment to have the clutch grab higher up? Right now the clutch is only the last 25% of the throw of the pedal and grabs immediately when I lift it off the floor. It’s also not more difficult to press down than it was before. I can almost describe it as if it’s cold weather and you’re parked on a hill, except it’s 90° out and i’m on level ground.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated even if you think it may be a long shot. Thanks in advance!
Recently bought an 03 Rubicon with an engine/ 6 speed trans swapped from an LJ, with a new clutch and slave from the previous owner. (Has rubicon express lift on 35s but I don’t really think that’s relevant.) Driven it around 600 miles with no real issues until last night.
Started it up (cold) and it would not shift into any gear and I noticed the clutch pedal was only giving resistance in the last 25% of the pedal. I pumped the clutch a few times while trying to get it into gear and it went, and had no issues the rest of my hour drive. Today when starting it, same story except at a stop light it happened again about 10 minutes later and continued to happen after I turned around to come straight home. Obviously it’s fine once i get going, but downshifts and getting it into gear from a stop are extremely difficult, and as I push it into gear, it creeps forward as if i’m not pushing the clutch all the way down. I’m not sure if this could be air in the lines, worn engine/ trans mounts, or if there’s an adjustment to have the clutch grab higher up? Right now the clutch is only the last 25% of the throw of the pedal and grabs immediately when I lift it off the floor. It’s also not more difficult to press down than it was before. I can almost describe it as if it’s cold weather and you’re parked on a hill, except it’s 90° out and i’m on level ground.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated even if you think it may be a long shot. Thanks in advance!
