Hi,

   My sister has a 95 legacy and she is having an issue that just started.

She said it was real hard to get into gear the other day, and she forced it into

2nd and drove home somehow. Got it home and now she said (when running)

it wont go in any gear. When she shuts it off she can put the clutch in and

it will go in all gears with car off. Start it and no gears at all.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Maybe the clutch is not disengaging properly.

With the engine off, it may still be possible to change gears, even without depressing the clutch.

 

What happens if you have the engine off, and with the car in 1st gear, the clutch pedal is depressed, and the engine is then started?

Does the car lurch forward?

Or can you pull away normally by slowly releasing the clutch pedal?

Misadjusted clutch cable or cracked clutch release fork.

Maybe the clutch is not disengaging properly.

With the engine off, it may still be possible to change gears, even without depressing the clutch.

 

What happens if you have the engine off, and with the car in 1st gear, the clutch pedal is depressed, and the engine is then started?

Does the car lurch forward?

Or can you pull away normally by slowly releasing the clutch pedal?

thanks she tried this and the car lurches forward, does that indicate anything in particular?

Misadjusted clutch cable or cracked clutch release fork.

thanks, like I said in my other reply she puts it in first or reverse and it goes in when car is off,

(actually with clutch in or not) when she turns it on it lurches slowly.

does that still indicate misadjusted cable or cracked clutch release fork?

Is there any way I could explain to her to check it? Unf she is 2K miles away from me so I am

little help at this point. If it was a misadjusted clutch could I explain to her how to try and adjust?

Im assuming if its a cracked clutch release fork, we are talking a whole clutch replacement job?

Thanks again.

If its the original clutch cable may be time for a new one

does that still indicate misadjusted cable or cracked clutch release fork?

Yes. That behavior will happen if the clutch is not releasing all the way when the pedal is pushed.

 

She can try adjusting the cable. The release lever is on top of the transmission on the drivers side. Adjustment only requires two wrenches. One to hold the adjusting nut and one to loosen the lock nut. Should be 10 and 12mm unless someone changed the originals.

 

 

The release lever is a common failure and requires removal of the engine or trans to replace. Basically a clutch job.

Same symptoms on my Daughter's 98 OBS.  

 

Cracked Clutch fork.