clutch or axles or something else?

00element10 · Post by **00element10** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:17 am

car starts fine, goes into any gear without using the clutch, wont move...
ideas?

MrPinkles · Post by **MrPinkles** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:52 pm

do you actually hear the gear change when shifting and engaging clutch or ... silence.

also, done anything to the shifter itself? ie bushings / sts

OB · Post by OB » Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:42 pm

you can shift the car w/o the clutch pedal depressed while the motor is running? thats not good

I have my money on a linkage issue. either that or a completely shot tranny.

00element10 · Post by **00element10** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:40 pm

i actually havent seen the car yet honestly, but it's a first gen anyhow. As far as i'm told there's no grinding at all. the linkage is hooked up correctly as i'm also told. The axles are supposed to be fine too. so i'm set on either the clutch or the trans itself. If it is the trans, I do have my spare 2000 trans to put in

that whole situation confuses me in itself as well. I bought the trans for my 2000 Neon and it said on the slip it was for a 99. which would lead me to believe that i'm not going to have to change my bellhousing at all like most of the 1st gen people tell me...

i have a feeling the kid's missing something big with the linkage, but who knows. I may be wrong.

someone did tell me that there 98 did this to them too and it was a completely smoked clutch, he replaced the clutch and no more problems. so as soon as i get the car i'm going to check the linkage and bushings, and then the clutch cable itself, see if it's binding up anywhere and if it's moving the arm at all. then scoop up a new clutch and go from there

sound like a good idea?