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Wed Sep 18, 2019 1:35 pm
Hi, everyone!
First post here. I have tried searching here and Google, but not finding my exact issue. I hope this is not a repost! I have a 1996 4x4 XE 5 spd manual with 146k miles. I have not had any issue with shifting at all, until yesterday. Everything went fine in the morning, work day ended, started truck, drove 11 miles home via interstate without issue, got about a mile from my house after I got off the exit and I couldn’t shift. The clutch hasn’t been slipping or grinding at all. The clutch is extremely hard to press almost feels like something is going to break if I press it. And the shifter will not budge from whichever position it is in. When truck is turned off, clutch presses like normal and shifter goes in each gear without issue. Master cylinder is full of fluid. Does this sound like the clutch needs replaced or could it be a cylinder issue? I am not very mechanical but have tinkered with this truck a good bit. Thanks for the help guys and I apologize if this has been answered before!!!
TLDR: Clutch hard to press, shifter won’t budge when truck is running. When truck is off, clutch can be pressed like normal and stick moves great.