FishPony

So no to adjusting the clutch??? I saw a video online where a guy holds down the clutch with a 2x4 and tightens a bolt on the clutch and it solved his problem! im going to make a separate post introducing the big girl and maybe u guys can give me some pointers. Like maybe not be so oblivious to the 5th gear lol. thanks for going easy on me! Cheers

Ok I’m going to risk sounding like an ass here but it is what it is. I’m new here and want to remain honest so future readers can learn from my stupidity. He said 5th was down and to the right. I tried that many MANY times and there was never a gear there. Until, I just went out now for a drive around the block and thought, these guys know more then me let me force this bischhh in just to see. When I use two hands and a hell of a lot of strength it pops right in without even a hint of a grind… I was coookin’ down these back farm roads doing like 65 lol. Thanks soooo freakin much u guys are legends. So I do have some kind of adjustment issue here. That gear did not want to engage no matter what rpm I tried to shift at. I know I a new at this but man I have driven plenty of semi’s with all kinds of trans/motor combos and I have never had this issue. I guess I thought it was 4 forward gears and one reverse. Damn I’m dumb. Please help. P.s. what the heck is that hose hanging out?

Ok I might be missing something here. Let me go check with gps brb. Thanks for the responses and no offense taken. I am not used to these style trucks and the guy that sold it to me did not grind a single gear but also never downshifted.

So I bought a truck and I have a few questions. Been lurking this site for a bit now and from what I can tell this is the info I have gathered. 1986 Mack MH 612 E6 275 w/ Maxitorque T2050 5 speed trans Symptoms: shifting, sometimes it shifts perfect other times you get a bit of a grind. Downshifting is nearly impossible. Maybe user error or clutch adjustment needed. top speed is only 43. This makes me very sad lol I just want to go faster. Please help! History: the truck belonged to the county and has 124k original miles and the interior shows it. It’s in fantastic condition. The guy before me bought it to restore and sell on eBay for profit but it didn’t work out for him. It sat for about 8 years under a car port. I have it now and so far all I have done is drain the fuel tanks, washed them out, put new fuel and filters and it seems to run and drive just fine other then the symptoms mentioned above. I have a ton more questions but I guess we will start there. I was hoping to use this as a work truck to transport cars/freight locally. Like hotshot kind of. Overkill I know but I hate new and love to bring older trucks back from impending doom!!