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Originally Posted by Large Arbor
Ok, a friend of mine cannot get his transmission in gear if the car is running. We suspect the clutch is bad. What is involved in changing the clutch?
Phil
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That's a typical symptom of the clutch is not disengaging completely and still powering the input shaft on the transmission. I would see if with the clutch engaged (pedal up) the piston in the slave cylinder is pretty much fully bottomed out so that he gets a full stroke when pushing the clutch pedal in. If he has a hydraulic TO bearing then except to try re-bleeding it, he will just have to take everything out and see what's worn.
However, as a clutch wears the pressure plate fingers move slightly to the rear, taking up free play at the top of the pedal. At some point free play is gone and the clutch slips or clamping pressure is reduced to a level where the clutch slips. So failing to get full disengagement should not typically be a problem of a worn clutch unless he over-compensated in adjustment for it.