i have heard of things getting caught in the shifter. take off the shifter surround. its only 4 bolts under the ashtrays. there may be a coin or something stuck in the shifter.
IP: Logged
03:21 PM
avengador1 Member
Posts: 35468 From: Orlando, Florida Registered: Oct 2001
i m not sure if he tried that or not avengador, but i will ask. what exactly does that do for reverse?
Reverse isn't synchronized like the forward gears are. By shifting into a forward gear it helps get everything "lined up" for an easier shift into reverse.
IP: Logged
06:10 PM
avengador1 Member
Posts: 35468 From: Orlando, Florida Registered: Oct 2001
Question to you. With the car on a flat surface, put the car in firs geart. Then start the car , Leaving the clutch pedal fully depressed and engine running, hold it there for at least 10 seconds. Does the car move forward? If so then you have a hydrolic problem, that is you have a weak rubber seal in the master or slave cylinder or both, you lost hydrolic fluid. and need to bleed the system. If bleeding does not slove it you need to replace your seals... Also can you put the car into reverse with the cengine off? If so start it up in reverse. Dose it move backwards with the clutch pedal fully depressed? if you replace all of your clutch master/slave parts wit a rebild kit.
IP: Logged
10:49 PM
Mar 24th, 2004
Indiana_resto_guy Member
Posts: 7158 From: Shelbyville, IN USA Registered: Jul 2000
Sometimes trusting a mechanic to find any gear in a manual transmission car can be a mistake in the days of wide spread use of automatic transmission cars. There are some Fieros as well as other makes that take a "special touch" to locate them. Usually, only the owner knows for sure.
IP: Logged
08:23 AM
Mar 25th, 2004
528sosb Member
Posts: 136 From: pulaski, TN 60 mls south of Nashville Registered: Mar 2004
Question to you. With the car on a flat surface, put the car in firs geart. Then start the car , Leaving the clutch pedal fully depressed and engine running, hold it there for at least 10 seconds. Does the car move forward? If so then you have a hydrolic problem, that is you have a weak rubber seal in the master or slave cylinder or both, you lost hydrolic fluid. and need to bleed the system. If bleeding does not slove it you need to replace your seals... Also can you put the car into reverse with the cengine off? If so start it up in reverse. Dose it move backwards with the clutch pedal fully depressed? if you replace all of your clutch master/slave parts wit a rebild kit.
