4 speed shifting .... how's it supposed to "feel"

[bikersmurf]

As stated by others. It's a truck and it'll shift as such. Mine shifts smoothly every which way, so long as I let it shift into neutral before shifting into the next gear. When I learned to drive a rig they'd say 'click-click'... its two shifts. Try to move it too quick and it'll fight you.

With a 350 and 200+ hp it'll beat you up if you don't listen to it... a little finesse and you're golden. I say 200+ cause I have no idea on how much the newer motor has... old one was 300ish.

 

[65swb45]

One thing I haven’t seen anyone here reference is checking the pins in the shift tower. They do wear, and the leverage going into third is a lot more diagonal than the others, so worn tower pins will be most felt then.

 

[sandcruiser90]

On another note. How high should the clutch pedal be before it engages? Seems I have to lift my foot pretty high- about 1/2 -2/3 travel from floor.

 

[LAMBCRUSHER]

Clunky. Clutch is mostly for dead stop starts. Hth

 

[NMC_EXP]

On another note. How high should the clutch pedal be before it engages? Seems I have to lift my foot pretty high- about 1/2 -2/3 travel from floor.

I bought a '79 FJ40 new. The clutch did not engage until the pedal was maybe 2/3 to 3/4 of the way up. Thought this was a problem but turns out it was adjusted to spec. With domestic vehicles I'd owned the clutch engaged much lower.

My FJ60 is the same - engagement about 2/3 to 3/4 of the way up.

As others have said smooth shifts seem to require a split second pause in neutral before plugging it into the next gear. You will feel some resistance if you speed shift.