Transmission won't shift when stopped and engine running!
07-26-2005 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by lightningph
well I got it appart and the throwout brearing spins freely, but it does does look worn. The shifter fork is fine. I'm not sure about the clutch though. The fingers all have marks from wear. I'm hesitant to take the clutch appart since I don't have the stuff to line it back up with. So lets take a pole! What do you think it is?
07-26-2005 | 08:29 PM
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I have very similar problem today where I cannot shift smoothly unless I put all my muscles into it. The only different is I just did a motor swap with brand new everything from the flywheel to the clutch. I have only about 200 miles on them and still have the same problem. Could is be the tranny?
07-26-2005 | 08:52 PM
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Pressure plate. A spring most likely popped and lodged the pressure plate...so the clutch is constantly engage. You can shift gears with the clutch engaged when the car is off, but not while running and everything is turning.
Speeda...hows your transmission fluid? Did you replace the throwout bearing with the clutch? I assume you knew what you were doing when you did the install...
Speeda...hows your transmission fluid? Did you replace the throwout bearing with the clutch? I assume you knew what you were doing when you did the install...
08-07-2005 | 08:21 PM
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Well, I took the transmission and clutch out and found the problem. One of the springs had worn through the metal holding it in and was loose. The rest of the clutch looked fine. I'll probably get some crap for this, but you need all the info.
So instead of spending $300 on a new clutch I took the old one to work replaced the spring and welded a piece of metal in to hold it there.
I'm putting it back together now and wanted to make sure that it works. So I started the car. With the clutch in everything is fine. When I let it out in neutral the wheels spin! All the gears work and everything feels fine. The wheels are raised and there is no oil in the transmission. It is like it is always in gear. Besides it needing oil the only other think I can think of is that I was unable to get the pin holding the shift linkage on, so the linkage was still attached, when I dropped the transmission.
THis problem was not there before. Obviously the clutch is working fine since the wheels do not spin when the petal is in. So what is up with the trany? I've never done this before so Please help! THanks
So instead of spending $300 on a new clutch I took the old one to work replaced the spring and welded a piece of metal in to hold it there.
I'm putting it back together now and wanted to make sure that it works. So I started the car. With the clutch in everything is fine. When I let it out in neutral the wheels spin! All the gears work and everything feels fine. The wheels are raised and there is no oil in the transmission. It is like it is always in gear. Besides it needing oil the only other think I can think of is that I was unable to get the pin holding the shift linkage on, so the linkage was still attached, when I dropped the transmission.
THis problem was not there before. Obviously the clutch is working fine since the wheels do not spin when the petal is in. So what is up with the trany? I've never done this before so Please help! THanks