Help 98 ISB xmission

From : gordon

Q: i have a 98.5 cummins isb with a 5 speed manual. i had a new clutch put in at 180k miles. shortly thereafter i started having problems. i would come to a stop and go to shift into low but it wasnt possible to go into any gear! this was purely intermittant. work one time but not the next! if you turn the engine off it shifts easily into any gear. the clutch feels good with plenty of pedal. i took it back to the shop that put in the clutch and they tore it down but could find no problem. while in there they replaced the throwout again and inspected the pilot or vice versa they also replaced the slave cylinder. no help! next they replaced the master and again no help! so what next anybody got any ideas thanks gordon .

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From : tom lawrence

on sun 11 mar 2007 110015 -0400 denny wddodge@woh.rr.com wrote getting ready to haul my skinny ass to fl next month then to dennys in a couple of months and it hit me. this car that i bought that has put a smile on my face every time i drive it has one big friggin shortcoming. no damn spare tire!!!!! not even a cheater! not even a jack or lug wrench!! it took you this long to notice i can just picture myself at 0300 in the middle of nowhere with a tire down. yup they give you this can of tire goo and a small compressor. but if the hole is a shade larger than a brad or is a tear it isnt going to work. so i can either depend on aaa and pray that they have the ability to fix the tire if it is repairable. if the tire is junk i have to find a place that has one in stock. anyway after a puncture it looses its speed rating so it should be replaced. or spend about $800.00+ for a tire wheel and small budda jack and toss in a torque wrench breaker bar and socket. this will eat up about 80% of the trunk. with the stuff that the wife has me taking utilizing all of the space in the trunk im surprised i can get in the car. im surprized you can fit in the car anyway..... bfg anyways back to the tire. not much else that you can do that you havent already said. ive only had one flat tire in my life so i guess id take my chances. maybe you can find one of those little donut spares that wont take up so much space. denny yep i see a visit to the juck yard. should be able to get all he needs for $100.00. you find me the junk yard that has all i need for under $500. it isnt going to happen. why isnt it going to happen have you tried www.car-parts.com yet to see what is available a jack you can get at wal-mart for under 50 bucks for a small hydralic cylinder still. i am sure you have a lug wrench or a four way already right they didnt make too many of them so the chance of finding a wheel in a bone yard is very very slim. the size of the caliper is very limiting. and they wonder why they are going under beekeep .

From : gordon

who makes deer-plow style bumpers ive found one brand called ranch hand. how many other brands are there road armor ruenel prozap buckstop ute warn... to name a few . 222 331978 12v8uo6je3bts11@corp.super.com tom lawrence wrote so what next anybody got any ideas just a thought... did you inspect the bellhousing for any cracks way back when on a friends f-150 he had the same kinds of shifting problems. turned out the bellhousing was cracked and moving/flexing when the clutch was applied and not exerting as much force on the throwout bearing. ive been wondering about the same types of things. broken motor mount or xmission mount etc. obviously the input shaft has to be turning and im thinking something binding because it isnt being held in position. gordon .