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Car will not go into gear!!! HELP!!

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Old 08-07-2009, 05:26 AM
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ok so about a week ago i was driving down the highway going 90's shifting at high rpms (around 6k, on my stock 1993 si), i got off my exit and was stopped at a light, i could not shift into first, so i shut my car off and threw it into first and started it, I managed to pull it into a parking lot and get it towed back to my house. So far I have tried to bleed the slave, and that didnt work, so i replaced it. then it still wasnt working so I thought it could be the master cylinder, i just orderd a new one.... anyone have some suggestions as to what it could be?!?!
 
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Old 08-07-2009, 05:44 AM
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going 90 on the highway... FAIL

why replace all the clutch cylinders? did you have someone LOOK at the slave cylinder and see if it was moving full motion or not? if it was moving fine then its not a hydrolic issue with the slave or master.
and does it only do it in 1st or does it do it in every gear?
 
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Old 08-07-2009, 06:05 AM
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ok well i guess my thread posting days are over then.... thanks everyone!
that didnt last long
 
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Old 08-07-2009, 06:29 AM
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It won't go into any gear, and it grinds when I try to put it in reverse
 
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Old 08-07-2009, 06:40 AM
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You've probably broken the clutch disk. Even though the hydraulics work, it never disengages because the parts are mechanically jammed together inside the clutch.
 
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Old 08-07-2009, 08:18 AM
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it will run if i turn the car off then select the gear
 
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Old 08-07-2009, 08:45 AM
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time for a whole clutch swap then. or a new tranny maybe. start saving up
 
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Old 08-07-2009, 08:46 AM
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the pressure plate is no good
samething happened to me in my old hatch.....
 
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Old 08-07-2009, 09:27 AM
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Do the test that addiction suggested: have someone press the clutch pedal while you watch to see that the slave cylinder piston and lever move. If that is OK, there is a problem inside the clutch-- need to take the transmission out and replace the clutch set.
 
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Old 08-07-2009, 09:57 AM
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i only have like 1k right now so is it gunna be more than that to replace the clutch?
 


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