2001 Manual transmission wont go into gear

[rockcrawler69]

Hello,

I've searched and can't find anything so I'm looking for some help.  My 2001 5 speed will no longer shift into gear.  The last few days while driving down the road, when in fourth or fifth gear, speeding up to lane change or for whatever reason the RPMs would jump 500 and then back to normal.  Didn't seem like clutch was slipping or anything.  Long story short it started doing it consistently more the other day on the way home, and now it won't shift into gear with the truck running.  I can turn the truck off and it will shift into gear fine.  The minute I fire it up it won't go into gear at all.  I checked the fluid and its full.  Truck has 260K on it.  I have never touched the clutch/tranny and not sure if the PO did.  All I've found researching is that possibly the pilot bearing went out?  Any other tests?

And to muddy the waters a little more... I have the edge juice with attitude.  On the way home I would put it in stock , tow and mileage mode and the revving wouldn't happen, put the edge in 3, race or hot extreme mode and the revving would happen every time. 

Thanks!

Edited February 8, 2016 by rockcrawler69

[Me78569]

Throw out bearing or pilot bearing would be my first guess.

[TFaoro]

You need to replace the clutch. If the RPMs are climbing and the speed isn't changing the clutch is slipping. Because of the miles, I would also suggest replacing the hydraulics while you're in there.

[dripley]

It does sound like the clutch is going away. When you put the edge on level 3 it is just to much power for it to handle. If you leave it in the stock setting you can buy yourself some time. Your hydraulics might be failing too since you cant get it into gear with the engine running. 

[rockcrawler69]

Thanks for the replies!  I'm looking at getting a southbend and hydros.

[Mopar1973Man]

Don't have to buy the expensive hydros either NAPA hydros are just as good just you have to bleed the system before installing. I still suggest bleeding even sealed systems because you never know how it's been handled before it got to you.

[eddielee]

one recent result was the bolts in the pressure plate had backed out and caused this issue as well. If I pulled it apart I would just replace the whole thing. This includes clutch plate, pressure plate and throw out.

Edited February 15, 2016 by eddielee

[stevens cummins]

Had a friends truck do this and found the hose on the clutch fluid resavore had a pin hole in it causing the system to be full of air each time the peadel was pushed it would move air. We did a temp. Fix till he had the funds for a new hydro system.

Edited February 19, 2016 by stevens cummins