sounds like the clutch pedal isn't adjusted. when you hook everything back up have someone step on the clutch pedal while you verify that your slave cylinder is moving the fork.

how do you know if your vss is getting a signal if you can't even get the transmission into gear? curious.

 

if you took it out 3 times, why didn't you replace the pressure plate and get the flywheel resurfaced? Did you use the clutch alignment tool or just stuck something in there?

 

Always trial fit the new clutch disk on to the transmission shaft before installing, to make sure you have the right one. That can save a lot of frustration later instead of finding the transmission won't go on because the hole is too small, or the car won't move because the hole is too big.

Check for pressure buildup in the line by opening the bleeder on the slave cylinder with no one pressing the pedal. If there is pressure when no one is pressing the pedal, you would have the clutch held out all the time and the car won't move.

It does sound like in this case though it's because you're trying to reuse the old pressure plate with bad springs.

 

 

 

 

That is correct, driving with a broken spring will cause to not be able to shift into gears. Because the spring pops out and lodges itself between the clutch and the pressure plate and keeps it there. You're are force to rev up high to get it into gear but that is a risk as you can mess up your gears. Change the clutch, change the world.

 

You can check the transmission outside the car by turning the input shaft by hand. It should be quiet and not wobble. Twist and push the shift rod into each gear and watch the output rotate at different speeds.