1988 jeep cherokee 5 speed slips out of reverse

A MANUAL TRANS MISSION SAME AS MY 2004.
LEARN THAT REVERSE IS THE canary GEAR.(COAL MINERS)
IT HAS NO SYNCRO RINGS. SO LOVE TO GRIND FIRST.

I used to drive a crash box , ford 1958 20ton dump truck at 16 years old, so knew how to double clutch 15 speed (5 +3)brownie box

and raced cars too and blew up vast clutches doing so, all ways but sunday. (and my hands on cures as kid) cars, and motorcycles..
Step1:
first is the slave cylinder and MC must not be leaking fluid.
if yes they are bad,. if MC levels drop BINGO step1 FAILS FIX ME.

is MC reservoir full>? look first. my silly jeep steals fluid from my brake master, but only the top 1/2" is stolen , cute tick that.

test 2: SLAVE CYL. looking , 2 person test.
and the slave must move 1 full inch. or the clutch will be DEAD.
do not buy a new clutch , make sure the slave works 100% first.
my 4wd jeep takes me 10hours to do clutch and I will never skip step1 or 2, .
MY TRUCK IS NOT A CABLE LINKED CLUTCH.
it is MC + slave.

pump clutch watch fuild in master, it should go down and up with each pump and release. the master can be by passing. if the system has been drained you may have a air bubble in master. to remove air use a nose suckion ball, put in the bottom of master. be sure to suck it in the up and down spots

SIDE OF TRANSMISSION.LEFT FRONT

Sounds like you have a leak in your clutch master or slave cylinder. I had the same problem. They are not too expensive at kragen or auto zone. The master cylinder is located on the right side of your engine closest to the driver. Open the cap and check if theres fluid. If its low or empty then there might be a leak. The slave cylinder is located on the passenger side under the car bolted to the transmission. That could be leaking or not working properly. I would replace both if you can. Hope this helps.

I'm assuming you're referring to the clutch slave cylinder... It is located on the input shaft to the transmission. You'll need to separate the ****** from the engine in order to access it.

You haver a small leak in the seal in the slave cylinder, I believe they sell and aftermarket kit to put ther slave cylinder on the outside, a better system. I believe they changed the design in the early 90's

hi, if when you put it into gear and you lift your foot off the clutch then if your engine revs up without the actual power going to the wheels like when you say the revs change this indicates that your clutch is slipping, i wouldnt say their was a problem with either the cylinder master or slave and i wouldnt say it needed flushing out the problem you are having it that your clutch is slipping due to it being to low.

You need to get the clutch replaced sooner rather than later due to the fact that if your clutch plate shatters due to it being running on the rivets and not the actual clutch plate then this can cause the clutch to collapse and this will then cause damage to the master and slave cylinder and if you was driving at the time you would have no clutch at all and the car would be stuck in gear and you wouldnt be able to tow it as it would be stuck in gear.

You need to get the clutch and pressure plate the thrust bearing changed this will then solve your problem.

let me know how you get on or if you need further assistance ok

There are two versions...the easiest to work on is located on the drivers side of the bellhousing. The other version is inside the bellhousing and is part of the throwout bearing (there will be a hose connection going into the bellhousing and a bleed valve protruding from the side of the bell housing on those) This version is used on later models but I have seen it used when engine/trans swaps have been previously made. Clutch master is on the firewall on the left side of the brake master cyl.

You have a bad seal in either the clutch master cylinder or the slave cylinder.

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Inside the Bell Housing, Behind the clutch.