Hey Everyone,
New to the forum and first post! this weekend I was driving around the ranch in the ranger when all the sudden I stopped getting any response from the gas pedal. I coasted to a stop and couldn’t get it to engage in any gear (H, L, R, 4WD) so I trailered it and took it back to camp. I began trying to diagnose the problem, thinking it was a belt, I removed the cover from the transfer case and found the belt to be fine. I began messing with the clutch and noticed that I could spin the clutch by hand (when in gear, machine was turned off). I didn’t think you were suppose to be able to turn the clutch when it was in gear? I also noticed that there was a little play in the clutch, could pull it towards me about 1/2".
Anyways, I turned the clutch clockwise and noticed that as i turned it, it got tight. So I started the machine and noticed the clutch began spinning when I had it in gear. I stepped on the gas pedal and it jumped forward! So I hopped on and was able to take it for a spin. I drove it again yesterday and it had no issues.

I want to take it into the shop to see what caused the failure, especially while it’s still under the extended warranty, but I wanted to see if y’all had an idea of what the issue could be? I know somehow that warranty company will try to avoid paying for it, and likely will not want to pay for a new clutch.

Thanks!