1992 Jeep Cherokee Transmission issues

SETHWILSON55

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1992 JEEP CHEROKEE
4.0L
6 CYL
2WD
MANUAL
125,000 MILES

I've got a 1992 Cherokee 2wd with a manual transmission. The internal slave cylinder went out and I replaced it. However, now 1st and 2nd only grind and go nowhere. The other gears seem to work. Where did I mess up?

Thursday, August 13th, 2015 AT 7:26 PM

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WRENCHTECH

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Sounds like you still have air in the system. They are very hard to bleed because the bleeder is at the bottom and the air rises to the top.

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Friday, August 14th, 2015 AT 5:59 AM

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I'll try bleeding it again and let you know. Thanks!

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Friday, August 14th, 2015 AT 6:28 AM

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I've bled and bled and bled, and its still the exact same. It will shift into 1st and 2nd but when I let off the clutch it makes a horibble grinding noise. 3rd, 4th, 5th and reverse work fine. Any help is greatly appreciated!

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Friday, August 14th, 2015 AT 7:37 PM

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Oh and it is a bit difficult to get it into 1st.

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Friday, August 14th, 2015 AT 7:41 PM

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Those symptoms are different from what I thought you were experiencing. I thought it was grinding wen you tried to shift it not when you let the clutch out.

This sounds like something is wrong in the transmission, possibly with the gear selector.

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Friday, August 14th, 2015 AT 8:22 PM

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Sorry I didn't explain it correctly to begin with. I'm not much of a mechanic lol. Is that something I could have shifted or messed up when I pulled and replaced the tranny?

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Friday, August 14th, 2015 AT 8:44 PM

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