T-5 Won't go into gear sometimes. Clutch or Trans
06-25-2008, 07:50 PM
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T-5 Won't go into gear sometimes. Clutch or Trans First off I have an '01 V6 with a T-5 and it's got 90k on it. So far as I know everything is original. I bought it with 36k and I can't imagine it went out before then. So, on to the good stuff.
Probably about 65% of the time, when I try to put it into 1st gear (while stopped of course) the shifter will go 1/2 way into position and just stop. Like there's something blocking it from engaging all the way. However, if I lift up on the clutch just a few inches (just before it tries to grab) it'll slide right in now problem.
If the car is rolling and I ease it into 1st it'll slide right in also. This only happens when I'm stopped.
Something is telling me that the clutch is going out, but I don't know exactly what would cause this. It's not slipping while engaged, though the "grab area" seems to have grown a bit and it's a tad sloppier when engaging 1st gear than it used to be.
A co-worker suggested that it could be the syncros in the transmission. I don't know a whole ton about transmissions, but I imagine if something was wrong with it I'd get this issue with every gear, not just first.
Thoughts? Thanx for any / all help.
Probably about 65% of the time, when I try to put it into 1st gear (while stopped of course) the shifter will go 1/2 way into position and just stop. Like there's something blocking it from engaging all the way. However, if I lift up on the clutch just a few inches (just before it tries to grab) it'll slide right in now problem.
If the car is rolling and I ease it into 1st it'll slide right in also. This only happens when I'm stopped.
Something is telling me that the clutch is going out, but I don't know exactly what would cause this. It's not slipping while engaged, though the "grab area" seems to have grown a bit and it's a tad sloppier when engaging 1st gear than it used to be.
A co-worker suggested that it could be the syncros in the transmission. I don't know a whole ton about transmissions, but I imagine if something was wrong with it I'd get this issue with every gear, not just first.
Thoughts? Thanx for any / all help.
