cant get car in gear

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suellen_style
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I have a 90 240sx, and I can not get the car to move. The clutch feels tight, and I can shift thru the gears, but the car wont move. I was slipping a little before, and my car overheated a bit due to a broken fan belt, and then I couldnt get it to move. The engine runs fine, but it seems like its not catching a gear. Any ideas on what could be wrong.


NISTECH
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does it move in 4th gear only?

suellen_style
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it moves in NO gear, it had been slipping a few days earlier, and now does not move at all, I can shift thru all the gears but they just dont catch.

suellen_style
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also, just recently replaced the slave and master cylinders

suellen_style
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before I changed the master cyl it wasnt shifting smoothly, then a few months later my clutch would go all the way to the floor and could not shift at all found a leak on the slave, after changing that it was fine and shifted beautifully and I am in Lafayette, Louisiana area

NISTECH
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if you can shift through the gears with the car running and the pedal feels solid I would have to say your clutch disk must be completely wasted. the reason behind this is due to if there was enough material on the disk to spin the trans you would not be able to get it into gear especially if it were a hydrolic problem. so I am assuming the trans is not spinning at all. so you will most likely need to r & r the trans to inspect the clutch.

suellen_style
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you were so right on, the clutch is wasted, I am having it replaced at a really good price 398.96, which includes the towing and fan belt replacement, and includes the tax. At least I think its a really good price. This is the BEST website to get information, especailly for a woman. I will recommend it to all my female friends!!!

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RobDET
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Sweet! More chics for us!!:naughty


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