For starters we're newbies here so hi. DH doesn't do computers, like doesn't even know where the power button is so please forgive me, the wife, for playing go-between. Here's the story..
One day last week DH was driving home and the clutch felt funny, like it didn't feel as stiff as it should have been. He was coming home to pick something up and leave real quick again and when he went to put it in reverse it wouldn't go into gear. He checked the clutch fluid and it was very low, below the minimum line, so he filled it up but it still didn't work. He automatically thought the slave cylinder went out because he has dealt with that before on another (non-chevy) farm truck. So he pulled the transmission and replaced the slave cylinder/throwout bearing, filled it up with fluid and tried to bleed it and he still can't get it into gear while it is running. He thinks there is still air in the slave cylinder system but can't figure out how to properly bleed it since the only bleeder is up on the reservoir.
So a couple questions, first can anyone tell us how to properly bleed this thing. He has worked on a lot of diesel machinery, semi's and pickup trucks and he says he's beating his head against the wall with this one. Second, would anybody have any suggestions on what else this could be? He really doesn't think it's the clutch. Two days before this happened he hauled several loads of cattle in his stock trailer (which is a weekly event) and the clutch felt fine, no slipping or anything out of the normal. Although this is a farm truck he babies it and drives it very well. When he's not hauling anything he usually speed shifts (maybe powershifting is a better term?) without using the clutch. He's done this with all of his trucks for years and is very easy with it. The clutch in his last truck lasted over 200K miles.
We can't find anyone that is familiar with a 6 speed Duramax and our small town dealer's service dept is useless.
Thanks
**Almost forgot the important stuff- 2004 Duramax, 6.6 L, LB7, 6 speed, 4x4, 128K, we've owned from the beginning**
One day last week DH was driving home and the clutch felt funny, like it didn't feel as stiff as it should have been. He was coming home to pick something up and leave real quick again and when he went to put it in reverse it wouldn't go into gear. He checked the clutch fluid and it was very low, below the minimum line, so he filled it up but it still didn't work. He automatically thought the slave cylinder went out because he has dealt with that before on another (non-chevy) farm truck. So he pulled the transmission and replaced the slave cylinder/throwout bearing, filled it up with fluid and tried to bleed it and he still can't get it into gear while it is running. He thinks there is still air in the slave cylinder system but can't figure out how to properly bleed it since the only bleeder is up on the reservoir.
So a couple questions, first can anyone tell us how to properly bleed this thing. He has worked on a lot of diesel machinery, semi's and pickup trucks and he says he's beating his head against the wall with this one. Second, would anybody have any suggestions on what else this could be? He really doesn't think it's the clutch. Two days before this happened he hauled several loads of cattle in his stock trailer (which is a weekly event) and the clutch felt fine, no slipping or anything out of the normal. Although this is a farm truck he babies it and drives it very well. When he's not hauling anything he usually speed shifts (maybe powershifting is a better term?) without using the clutch. He's done this with all of his trucks for years and is very easy with it. The clutch in his last truck lasted over 200K miles.
We can't find anyone that is familiar with a 6 speed Duramax and our small town dealer's service dept is useless.
Thanks
**Almost forgot the important stuff- 2004 Duramax, 6.6 L, LB7, 6 speed, 4x4, 128K, we've owned from the beginning**
