89 si stock
Transmission will not go into any gear with pedal fully depressed.
I had someone push the clutch in while I was looking. The lever that the cable is connected to does not seem to go up. What could cause this?
Thanks!

 

too tight. The tension is too tight on the adjusting plastic nut on the tranny. Give it some slack

 

adjusting the freeplay does not help....

 

Inspect clutch cable.

 

Thats what I thought too, but I could not pull the lever up by hand either....


Modified by andrey320 at 2:51 PM 1/20/2008

 

remove the tranny clutch cable bracket

 

Remove and ???

 

it would be easier to adjust it and inspect the cable for kinks

 

Possible problems:

- improper cable adjustment
- broken clutch cable
- broken clutch pedal mount bracket
- broken clutch

 

honestly, im in the exact same position as you. well, its not as serious as you seem to make it sound. my car sometimes doesnt want to get into first if i let it sit in neutral for too long. it just takes putting it back in neutral, pressing the clutch in and back out quickly to get the gears moving again and it goes from there. so it just takes a split second more to go after it turns green, probably just more annoying to the guy behind me.

and im maxed out of cable adjustment too. it just means its time to replace my clutch. not something im looking forward too either. im not quite sure if its related to not wanting to get into first, tho. either way, i need to get it done soon, hopefully before it quits on me...

 

Thank you all for the input.
I will try to change the cable and inspect the bracket before changing the clutch.

 

does it go in gear with the engine NOT running?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by andrey320 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> The lever that the cable is connected to does not seem to go up. </TD></TR></TABLE>

oh, nevermind. seems like you just need a new cable.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tyson &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">t just means its time to replace my clutch. not something im looking forward too either.</TD></TR></TABLE>
It's not so bad. Be glad you're on the left coast where the bolts don't rust

 

its not like i havent done it half a dozen times before. im just lazy.

 

Stop posting on Honda-Tech and start filling up the air compresser

 

Tyson, it does go into gear with the car off. The cable pulls, but the bracket does not move up (by hand either).


Modified by andrey320 at 6:01 PM 1/20/2008

 

time to drop the tranny. here's my thoughts.... release bearing is having a problem sliding (possibly no lube or it's getting hung up somehow on the shaft) or perhaps there's some rust between your case and release arm shaft and it seized. now if the release sytem checks out good then it's a clutch problem.

 

I agree with the guy above. I was having the exact same problem as Tyson. I could not get my car in gear. I would sit at a stop light and could not get into first. I dropped the tranny and the spring that controls the throwout bearing was broken. I had a NIGHTMARE with replacing this too. The one bolt that holds the spring/fork and shift lever together was broken. I had to drill it out to get to the spring. After 3 days of hard work, and a few "mods", I had a new rear main seal, clutch and properly working throwout bearing. It works great now.