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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 08:20 AM
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Clutch Issue

So when the car is off i can switch to any gear, but when i start the car i cant get into any gears... what could it be?

There is plenty of clutch fluid. Could this be a bad clutch? or something else?
Old Feb 24, 2010 | 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Infowire
So when the car is off i can switch to any gear, but when i start the car i cant get into any gears... what could it be?

There is plenty of clutch fluid. Could this be a bad clutch? or something else?
sound like the clutch may be bad get some one in the car and have them push the clutch and u watch to see if the slave cylinder pushes the fork
Old Feb 24, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Infowire
So when the car is off i can switch to any gear, but when i start the car i cant get into any gears... what could it be?

There is plenty of clutch fluid. Could this be a bad clutch? or something else?
Well when the car is off. The tranni is not spinning its gears. So yeah you can go into any gear when she it is off. However when it is on your gears be moving. a

Syncros are gonna try to slow down the gears to merge into the main, however if your clutch Master Cly is shot or Slave cly you can't do this very well. The Syncros won't be able to slow it down without a clutch and you will end up just possible ruining them or worse damage so stop doing it. I would say you could do a clutchless shift or powershifting but thats impossible if you can't get into first.

Also bleed her see if you got any air in there. Chances are I bet it is the Slave. really Easy job.
Old Feb 25, 2010 | 03:57 PM
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bled it and it seems to be alright now
Old Feb 25, 2010 | 05:39 PM
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theres clutch fluid? i didnt know that lol
Old Feb 25, 2010 | 08:47 PM
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bled it and it seems to be alright now
Could be signs of a problem. Keep an eye on it and if you see the fluid level change, find out where it is going.

Originally Posted by mejiseike
theres clutch fluid? i didnt know that lol

It's actually brake fluid, but yes. It's a very light hydraulic fluid.
Old Feb 26, 2010 | 12:04 AM
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Could be signs of a problem. Keep an eye on it and if you see the fluid level change, find out where it is going.




It's actually brake fluid, but yes. It's a very light hydraulic fluid.

o dam... so make sure that my brake fluid is full? haha
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