won't go in gear
10-08-2007, 04:20 PM
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it's quite simple. the clutch is not disengaging for you. when the car is running the trans is designed not to pop into gear easily without disengaging the clutch. now you just have to figure out why it's not. you have a few choices.
- faulty master
- leaking slave
- air in line
- not fluid being pushed due to inproperly adjusted clutch pedal
- stuck slave
- you are pushing the wrong pedal
if there is the normal or more resistance in the clutch pedal and the clutch slave piston is not pushing out my money is on the slave being bound up. none of the other things would result in that. 1,2,3,&4 would result in a softer pedal.
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10-08-2007, 07:52 PM
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Its a new act clutch not the same one that was on the car. I try to adjust the pedal and no luck. I will try to bleed the slave again and might take it apart. I hope its not a defective clutch. I hate to take it apart again.
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10-08-2007, 08:18 PM
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then the clutch is not moving for somereason. you have air or a mechanical failure of the hydraulic system. Bleed it with a vaccuum bleeder etc and also get down there and watch the slave to see if you get any motion out of it. adjusting the rod into the master will help you compensate for this but i doubt it will 100% cure the problem. bleeding it however will most likely fix the issue. also i find it helps to manauly move my slave while trying to bleed it the first time to kind of prime it.
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10-08-2007, 09:02 PM
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I just bleed the clutch by the slave cylinder and that didnt do anything. Also I hook the slave apart and the rod does not look like its bent. Will try a longer rod tomorrow. I can see the slave cylinder moving when the clutch pedal is press though.
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10-08-2007, 10:32 PM
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dude...the lil rod attached to the clutch pedel needs to be pretty much ALL the way out for it to work...same issue I had and have with my ACT clutch....ya need a 10mm and a 12mm(if memory serves right)....get that lil rod out as far as safely possible and you should be good....If its something else..you have my condoulences...cause dropping the tranny twice sucks *****....(been there done that)
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10-08-2007, 10:46 PM
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dude...the lil rod attached to the clutch pedel needs to be pretty much ALL the way out for it to work...same issue I had and have with my ACT clutch....ya need a 10mm and a 12mm(if memory serves right)....get that lil rod out as far as safely possible and you should be good....If its something else..you have my condoulences...cause dropping the tranny twice sucks *****....(been there done that)
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10-09-2007, 09:29 AM
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longer as in towards the back of the car right? also no i dont have vac bleeder i used the one man bleeder from harbor freight ones and have someone pump the clutch pedal
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10-09-2007, 10:48 PM
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I can almost gurentee its the rod length....The ACT takes quite a bit more pressure to compress over stock.. so the stock clutch hydros have problems....I know how ya feel though cause this same **** happen to me and its been so long I forgot how I ended up fixing it....I sorta remember pulling off the clutch master cylinder and putting a extender piece or "bit" in between the rod and plunger.....been too long, sorry...
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10-09-2007, 11:00 PM
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I guess I can stick on long skinny bolt on that and try it. It just doesn't make any sense to me. I had ACT clutch on it right before I swap the motor and All I did was swap the motor and swap with new ACT clutch and it doesn't go in gear when running.
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