Car wont go into gear.

[seth98es]

Soooo. After Fixing the last issue that I posted yesterday, which lasted about 18 hours... The car is broke again. Met up with som friends to watch Tokyo Drift(funny ricer drifting y0!) and after the movie headed home. Car ran fine on the interstate, turned off on my exit and tried to downshift into 4th. Nothing high, just a normal slowing down, downshift. And what do you know? It wont go into gear! WTF! I have a brand new clutch, less then 2000 miles. I finally get it into gear after some wrestling and keep it in 4th for a while. Car drives fine, the clutch still grabs, no sllipping. I stop at a stop light, take it out of 4th and wrestle it into 1st. No grinding, just doesnt want to go into gear. I finally get home and of course I have to parallel park into my spot. Try for reverse, grindage! So I push it back and parallel park, was actually pretty easy ha!

So, what am I looking at now? The trans looked good when I took it apart to install the LSD. SBR clutch disc, less then 2000 miles, ACT 2600 pressure plate, probably 10k on it. THe clutch pedal still feels fine, it goes in and out as normal, just wont go into gear. Could the trans have lost its fluid? I need to check a few things in the morning, but theres not a way to check the trans fluid on a manual? I am at a loss, I cant keep the car in driveable condition! I need a beater which I cant afford.

 

[forGEE63]

Wow! i cannot believe how much this thread helped me. im having the EXACT same symptoms as you are, and i went and replaced the clutch master cylinder already, but now i know that my clutch is toast. in my car i have a clutchmasters 3500 clutch and pp. well ill start tearing it down tomorrow. thanks A LOT. and good luck with your new clutch setup.

 

[jessicarabbit87]

I have a 91 eagle talon awd and it doesnt go into 1st gear without going into 2nd then 1st and the reverse you have to really force it in does that have to do with the transmission?