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Hi,

I have a big issue with my gearbox atm in my r33. I am unable to select any gears when the car is running, i have the clutch flat to the floor and try to get it to go into any gear and it just screams and wont go in, its feels like the clutch is not engaging when i push it down.

The clutch is about 3months old, so i know its not that. All i can see is that when i press the clutch the clutch master cylinder gets alot of flex, as does the bracket which holds the clutch pedal in the cabin.

does anyone have any idea of what the problem could be?

Cheers Michael

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What type of clutch is it? i just picked up a gtst with a big brand name HD clutch in it and it fails to disengage. apparently after consulting several clutch builders this is a commun problem. They work on some but not all cars.

It screams and wont go in? Meaning its grinding when you try to enter into gear?

Or is it sort of like its stuck in neutral?

atm it now won't even go into gear at all or makes any sound...

basically clutch flat to the floor (with the car running), i try to select a gear and it will go about half way into the gear (maybe only a 1/4) and wont go any further doesnt make any sound.. just wont go in

Hmm, thats different to my situation where it just wouldnt go into reverse no matter what situation it was. It would just get stuck 1/4 of the way in even when the car was off/on and clutch in/out. It was a problem with one of the forks getting sort of dislocated, getting jammed and not letting me get into gear.

But for yours I doubt its a gearbox problem.

Edited by Yawn
Hmm, thats different to my situation where it just wouldnt go into reverse no matter what situation it was. It would just get stuck 1/4 of the way in even when the car was off/on and clutch in/out. It was a problem with one of the forks getting sort of dislocated, getting jammed and not letting me get into gear.

But for yours I doubt its a gearbox problem.

thanks for that Yawn, i am heading towards a failure of the clutch... as i have heard of the same brand/type of clutch failing before... 2morrow i go see the workshop which bought and install the clutch for me and see if they can be any help

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hi michael, did you end up finding out what the problem is?

i've got the same thing after a launch, couldn't select any gear when the car is running not even 1/4 way in.

when the car isn't running i can select any gear no probs. cheers

hi michael, did you end up finding out what the problem is?

i've got the same thing after a launch, couldn't select any gear when the car is running not even 1/4 way in.

when the car isn't running i can select any gear no probs. cheers

hey,

i ended up pulling out the clutch to find out that a selection of the clutch plate had snaped off out a 5-10mm selection :banana: so just ended up replacing it with a twin plate and i have zero problems now

an easy quick test to c if it the clutch etc

when not running put it in gear, push clutch down then push the car forward,raise the clutch if it stops the car then its in gear, so u know the mechanism is working, which means its in the clutch its self

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