I second this diagnosis. A new clutch won't fix it if the issue is hydraulic. I've been down this road before with my '85. Replace the master and slave along with your new clutch and you should have no problems.

 

alright. i'm going to check it. thnks

 

*Update
after a week of the clutch slipping. the clutch finally decided to die on me while I was driving. So, I took the truck to a shop and had to get the clutch replaced. now, it runs better than ever. the mechanic showed me the old clutch and showed how burned out it was. Probably from getting stuck muddin' and from being a 12 year old clutch. Thanks for the help

 

f.y.i. your clutch master cylinder will have no effect on clutch slipping unless the pushrod is adjusted out too far causing the clutch to be partially engaged. bleeding it will only make it easier to shift. i know you fixed the problem but it seems a lot of people are misinformed.

 

Along with bleeding the clutch the first time. There wasn't any brake fluid in the master cylinder. So, thats what made it slip the first time. The second orginal problem came a couple weeks later when the clutch was actually slipping from a worn out clutch (12 years old and 100,000 miles) Two different problems that resulted the clutch acting up and causing it to be replaced.

 

no fluid will not make a clutch slip, the fluid in the system is there to help RELEASE the clutch as someone has told you already, the clutch was just worn out from the get go, prolly from someone riding the pedal.

 

+1 for reading the entire post, all I read was "clutch issues" in the first sentence, and the fact that a bleed seemed to temporarily help.

Garan

 

ya, i believe that was it. I haven't the truck for only a couple months. Just that it was worn out from the owner before. I don't ride the clutch. I got confused, I orginally thought it was fluid leak of some sort. NOW, i know it is the clutch. thanks for clarifying

 

always glad to ass up a good thread....