rocker65

I asked this once before but have made a new discovery since. I drove my XJ to the deer lease, pulled a plow in low 4x4, drove the 75 miles home and parked it (yes I took it out of 4 wheel drive before driving home). The next day I could not get the thing outta first gear. I have now discovered that my master cylinder is dry. Can this keep the manual tranny in gear?

the_big_h

If you mean the Clutch master cylinder (not the brake master cylinder...) then yes, Not enough fluid = clutch won't release = transmission won't go out of gear (if it has any torque load on it at all, like if you are parked even on a slight incline)
Top up the fluid (use brake fluid), you'll probably need to bleed it also.

rocker65

Thank you very much Big H. While it has been sitting I put a 2" lift and bigger tires on it hoping that this "stuck in gear thing" would not be a bigger problem. Climbed under again today and saw that the rubber part of the hose going to the slaver cylinder has been leaking. I will bleed it once to make sure this is the problem and then replace the hose. Again, thanks for your help!!!