Your clutch is dragging, I had this happen twice to a Honda. once I had to
replace the clutch, the other time it was a broken clutch pedal bracket.
I'd check out the hydraulics before yanking the trans...
On May 4, 11:05pm, Mark J Bradakis wrote:
> Subject: FW: HELP! I can't change gears on my TR6
>
> [BOUNCE triumphs@Autox.Team.Net: Admin request: /^subject:\s*help\b/i]
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> Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 21:22:18 +0800
> From: Chris and Kathy <caz@net1.nw.com.au>
> Subject: HELP! I can't change gears on my TR6
>
> To one and all!
>
> I jumped into my TR6 this afternoon after a long drive in the morning, and
> found that it was progressivly harder to change gears. By the time I got to
> my destination, I could not put the car into 1st. In the end I had to get
> home by driving in 3rd Gear (that is starting and stopping in 3rd). If I
> trurned the ignition off the gears would engage perfectly, however when the
> engine was on I could not change the gears. On contacting and explaining to
> the mechanic that I use my predicament (via phone), he seemed to think that
> I had blown a "master seal". He then suggested that I fill the oil reserve
> for the clutch. I have done this but it has not seemed to do anything. Oh
> when I have the car in gear with my foot on the clutch, the car appears to
> crawl along. It almost seems that the clutch is burnt out.
>
> I'm taking the car in next week to the mechanic, but to satisfy my mind can
> anyone suggest what it may be?
>
> All the best.
>
>
> Chris
> Perth, Western Australia
>-- End of excerpt from Mark J Bradakis
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