Join Date: May 2006
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Re: wont go in gear
I'm Back to confused; I have only one stick left out there, but I sure dont need to operate the clutch to move the gearshift lever. It goes into gear with or with-out the clutch, right?
Pedal does go to floor, right? So car starts, right? Is it moving when it starts? In other words, is it IN some sort of gear and stuck? Or stuck between gears and not moving anywhere?
Is this the reason you changed the clutch?
Yes if its too soft you may have clutch cylinder problems. But the tranny ought to move pretty freely on its own without having to depress the clutch at all. As long as you have the car on fairly level ground and the gear is not holding the car against the weight of a hill or something the tranny LEVER ough to move just fine.
The way I read your question could be completely wrong.
A clutch is used to seperate the rotation of the engine from the tranny so that the tranny can be shifted without damage while the engine is running. If the clutch does not operate but is engaged, which is indicated by the fact that you are not releasing it, then the gear selector would operate and you could drive only in a gear low enough to not stall the car out. It would probably attempt to roll while cranking but not start.
An automatic without protection from the electronic ckts would certainly start, cause pressure buildup from the tranny pump is slow to arrive, giving the engine time to start. Then it runs you over. Same thing with a stick shift that is IN gear and the clutch is not released. The clutch cylinder in your case is the operating lever for the clutch to RELEASE. Meaning if it doesnt work, its ENGAGED. If its engaged, and the pedal doesnt release it because you havent bled it right, then the safty switch that is attached to your pedal to keep it from startng will be in OPERATED mode and the car will start. (in simplified terms) or try. It should stall if the engine and the tranny are engaged and the car is not in nuetral.
Probably gave you a bigger headache or am reading your question all wrong. Let us know.