Sad picture...

[colbystephens]

but if it has to happen, at least it had to happen this way!

I like the color combo.

Mechanical clutch linkage finally gave out on me. Been expecting this day for at least a year. I bought a complete hydro set up, but haven't had time to install it. Now I have to make time. It failed in the middle of hauling materials to a jobsite. Oh well, a friend helped me get the rest of the stuff up there and I can carpool in the car with the wife to finish the job now that all materials are there.

 

[79bonanza]

yea my mechanical clutch linkage gave out on me in the middle of a mud hole i hit to fast, it truely sucks

 

[colbystephens]

I've been hating it for a long time. In some ways, I'm glad to have a forced reason to switch. I just hope bleeding the system isn't too miserable.

 

[imiceman44]

I've been hating it for a long time. In some ways, I'm glad to have a forced reason to switch. I just hope bleeding the system isn't too miserable.

Did the mechanical linkage fail or the clutch which forces you to take it ou and then you can switch to hydro?
I can't imagine how the linkage could fail in a way you can't drive it.
But the clutch slipping or completely ripping off I could understand.

 

[tRustyK5]

Shouldn't have needed a wrecker to get you home...that particular tranny shifted really well without a clutch.

Rene

 

[colbystephens]

Shouldn't have needed a wrecker to get you home...that particular tranny shifted really well without a clutch.

Rene

Yeah, i've driven it clutchless a few times and I'm pretty good at it. However, there were a few other factors involved:

1. My batteries were dead because I accidentally left my reverse lights on all night, and when I went to charge them I didn't realize that my leads were falling apart on the charger so it didn't work. so, I couldn't get the truck to start and obviously you need a clutch if you're going to bump start it.

2. there's an INSANE number of pedestrians out today, and you wouldn't believe how they just walk into traffic here. It's shocking to out-of-towners, honestly. I didn't feel real comfortable driving clutchless with all these people walking out in front of me.

3. it was at a customer's house, and i didn't like the back-and-forth issues I kept coming up against as being an image that represented me. I just wanted to get it out of there. insurance pays towing, so no biggie.

Iceman - It was the linkage itself that failed. Lots of worn components, one broke and an entire section disappeared on the roadside somewhere. Whoops!

 

[sweetk30]

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=200196&highlight=hydro

read my story and learn from it and its pics.

then you will be home free.

 

[colbystephens]

Yep, I've got your thread bookmarked!