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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 08:39 PM
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Default 99 ss 6 speed problems help! asap!

some kid test drove my car last week. i smelt burnt clutch when he got back. he didnt know how to drive at all. now i cant get my car into gear. when the car is off. i can get it in all 6 and R. when i start it. i cant get it in any gear. it just starts rolling when i try. i know 99's had horrible clutch systems. what do you guys think it could be? slave cylinder? thats what i was thinking.. how can i test? what do you guys think! i need to fix it now!
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first off why did you let someone test drive your car that didn't know how to drive all that well.

Anyhow, do you get any sounds/ grinding when shifting? Does the pedal stick to the floor when you get on the gas?
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 09:41 PM
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bcuz im an idiot. an i wasnt thinking.

as for noises. nope. alil grinding when shifting every once in a while.theres like no clutch pedal at all. its extremely soft. an 1 out of 30 tries i can get it into gear. but its hard.
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