i just put in my cluth (ACT) and i can't get into any gears, i can do it when the engine is off. i bleeded the cluth both master and slave cyclinder. thanx thanx thanx.

 

Your symptom report indicates that the clutch is not disengaging.

If you did not open the clutch hydraulic system when installing the new clutch there should be no need to bleed the system. However, it shouldn't hurt anything to do the bleeding.

Please have an assistant sit in the driver's seat and pump the clutch pedal. You watch the clutch slave cylinder pushrod and the outer end of the clutch release lever (these two parts touch each other). Do they move back and forth when your assistant pumps the pedal? If not, there may be a problem with the clutch hydraulic system. If so, there may be a problem inside the clutch housing. Such problems might include ...
- new clutch is the wrong part number for your car
- new clutch is defective
- clutch release bearing (throwout bearing) was not installed
- clutch release lever is cracked or broken
- ball stud release fork pivot is broken or missing

Which repair manual are you using?

 

-I am sure the clutch is the right one for my car
-I have a brand new pressure plate, clutch and relase bearing
-I am sure I intall the release bearing
-How do I check if the release lever is cracked or bent?
-ball stud is still there

I have the nissan repair manual, the black book.


thank you, thank you, thank you

 

It's good to know you have the best manual. Now that I know which manual you are using I will try to use their nomenclature. For instance, the part that Haynes calls "clutch release lever" is identified as "withdrawal lever" in the Nissan book.

You did not specify the year of your Maxima manual. My book is for the '99 model, but even if yours is for a different year it is likely that the page numbers correspond.

Look at the diagram on page CL-9 depicting the Transmission assembly, Dust cover, Withdrawal lever, Retainer spring, Release bearing, and Bearing retainer. Note the warning: Pay attention to direction of bearing retainer. Is there any chance you installed that backwards?

 

You didn't answer the most important question. Does the outer end of the Withdrawal Lever move when the clutch pedal is pumped? On my Maxima the travel is about 0.75 inches.

 

yes, the lever moves. the piston on the slave cylinder moves out fine and pushes the lever. i bet we put the throw-out bearing in wrong.

 

If the lever moves then the problem, whatever it is, will be found inside the clutch housing. This means the tranny has to come out again. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news...

 

sigh......wut a pain, i should just pay courtesy to do it.