Mitch-2006-H3
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Hi all - new to the forum and not a mechanic (be gentle please).
2006 manual transmission H3 with 253K+ miles was intermittently disengaging last week. Started fine, drove fine for about a mile, then wheels lost power. Tried different gears, no change. Regained-lost power two more times in the course of about 4 miles, drove back home fine for another 4 miles.
Took it to the shop, they replaced clutch (seemed to be a logical conclusion given the symptoms and the fact it was the original clutch).
Car drove fine for the ~5 mile trip home, sat for 3 1/2 days, then lost power again (with new clutch) after 1 1/2 miles…no re-engaging to be had. I could “shift” into 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, release the clutch and engine kept running (didn’t stall) but no movement to be had. Got her towed to the shop where I was able to start it up, drive in first and reverse to park it.
Mechanic has been researching/troubleshooting and not coming up with any answers. He drove it about 10 miles yesterday and 10 miles today…no issues.
Nothing has changed in my driving habits since the first of those 253K miles…
Any ideas?
2006 manual transmission H3 with 253K+ miles was intermittently disengaging last week. Started fine, drove fine for about a mile, then wheels lost power. Tried different gears, no change. Regained-lost power two more times in the course of about 4 miles, drove back home fine for another 4 miles.
Took it to the shop, they replaced clutch (seemed to be a logical conclusion given the symptoms and the fact it was the original clutch).
Car drove fine for the ~5 mile trip home, sat for 3 1/2 days, then lost power again (with new clutch) after 1 1/2 miles…no re-engaging to be had. I could “shift” into 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, release the clutch and engine kept running (didn’t stall) but no movement to be had. Got her towed to the shop where I was able to start it up, drive in first and reverse to park it.
Mechanic has been researching/troubleshooting and not coming up with any answers. He drove it about 10 miles yesterday and 10 miles today…no issues.
Nothing has changed in my driving habits since the first of those 253K miles…
Any ideas?
and if you have the T case open, change the OEM plastic shift fork with an aluminum one , it prevents being stock in 4H or 4 L somewhere.....You'll finde that shift fork by a simple search in the forum or in the web