hello everone, I have an 01 5.9 HO TD with 6 speed manual. today me and the kid were out picking up a welding machine on a small trailer and coming up to a stop sign, go to push in clutch and felt it go limp right to the board. what now ? I'm think,n. sitt,n there i started pumping and after a couple it came back to normal. had about 20 miles left to go. it did it again intermittently a few times but not consistantly. I would greatly appreiciate any and all feed back. THX

sounds to me like your clutch hydros are going out. Either the master or the slave, could even be both. Most folks change it out with a completet unit, pre blead with fluid. Just change the whole thing out. I for one changed my master about 3 years ago and the slave about 6 months ago. It can be done either way, though bleed the master is a pita. Her is xome reading on the subject.http://articles.mopar1973man.com/2nd-generation-24v-dodge-cummins/28-transmission-systems/54-hydraulic-clutch-master-and-slave-replacement

thanks a bunch for taking some time to help me . Once these things start to go, how long till there gone completely ?

Mine started leaking by and went completely after about 4 months. But yours might go tomorrow, I think I was lucky. When it goes, no more clutch where ever you might be. I should have replaced mine alot sooner. At least I could have done it at home where my tools were instead of in a parking lot. I's say replace at your ealiest convenience, it going go sometime some where.

Mine started leaking by and went completely after about 4 months. But yours might go tomorrow, I think I was lucky. When it goes, no more clutch where ever you might be. I should have replaced mine alot sooner. At least I could have done it at home where my tools were instead of in a parking lot. I's say replace at your earliest convenience, it going go sometime some where.

^^ Gospel

If you're anything like me, as far as luck goes, it'll puke it's guts out right when you need it most!

^^ Gospel If you're anything like me, as far as luck goes, it'll puke it's guts out right when you need it most!

... or you'll be sitting a a stop sign holding the clutch in and have the truck start walking forward through the stop sign into traffic. Scary deal. I agree fix it as soon as possible.

I just purchased the valair HD hydros from DAP. My stock system has been slowly going out since I got the truck, but anyway... Does anyone have any tips for me before I install them today? I got the whole pre-bled system.

Very easy to do. Here is the write up that I did. This is for the 2001 dodge in my sig.

Awesome. Thanks for that write up. I got it all in and man what a difference!! Shifts like new. I recommend the valair setup to anyone doing it in the future. Went through DAP.