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Sounds like I've got my first projects ready to go then! I'll get the fluid switched out and then bleed the clutch, and keep you all posted. Might have some other questions along the way Quick question, if I change my oil and put 5w30 in, should i then use the redline mtl90 75w80? Says this about it "satisfies the gear oil viscosity requirements of 75W, 80W, and motor oil viscosities of SAE 30, 10W30, and 5W30' Thanks for the help guys. Like i said, i'm somewhat new to all the maintenance portions but i'll familiarize myself with the Garage section. Cheers

ebayfish - Awesome, thank you! Truck has ~180k miles, not slipping at all. Would it just be a matter of getting down there, draining the fluid and refilling? Simple as that? I tried getting down by the clutch to see if i could spot what was up, could barely see the spring down there, tight fit lol

Hey guys, I'm new here, and very much a beginner when it comes to vehicle maintenance. I like to do what I can, but if it gets to be too much I head to a shop and have them do it. I love to teach myself and do as much as i can though. Loved working on my bikes, and did some maintenance on my old civic on my own, but other than that, not much else. My '90 SE 4x4, 5-speed is an old beater, having some issues but i love it so far. Here's my issues: Clutch pedal doesn't return fully to position after pressing it down, making me have to pull it back up with my foot. If i don't pull it up with my foot all the way, I can shift from gear to neutral so it must not be disengaging the clutch completely or something. When i start it up in the morning after it sitting over night (cold mornings so far), I haven't been able to get it in gear with the clutch pressed in until the vehicle has warmed up a bit. Very difficult. I can get it in gear, but i have to force it and definitely don't wanna do that. There's no grinding gears, and once it's warmed up, I can shift smooth as butter. Someone said look at the gearbox and check for sludge or oil viscosity? Don't know what that really means or how to check that though. And last issue (at the moment) is my trunk window has a hatch assembly towards the roof that holds the window to the vehicle to open it. The one on the passenger side is broken and leaves the window hanging down a bit. Not a big deal, but I'd like to fix it. Any ideas? Looks like i'll just have to buy a complete new part. If so, any recommendations where to get the part online? I've checked out the junkyard here and no pathfinders at all -_- Pic at bottom of the hatch thing! Any help is greatly appreciated! Thank you very much guys.