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Old Jun 18, 2007 | 05:06 AM
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Angry Help...gears locked out

Ok so this started like 3 days ago and is starting to get progressivly worse. When my car is off i can shift into each gear fine but once the car is on, it locks out the gears. It took me 3 minutes this morning to get it into reverse. Its like a brick wall. Could this be my clutch going or possibly something to do with the tranny fluid? I have an ACT street clutch with a Toda super light weight racing flywheel. They have a little over 10k miles on them I believe. Im just hoping it isnt my tranny. Does anyone have any ideas of what it could be?

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Old Jun 18, 2007 | 05:14 AM
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....ACT has many lock out issues...try adjusting your clutch rod a little at a time to see if the problem gets better.
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Old Jun 18, 2007 | 05:22 AM
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Thanks

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Old Jun 18, 2007 | 06:51 AM
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Anyone else have any other ideas?
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Old Jun 18, 2007 | 08:08 AM
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Either something wasn't installed right on your clutch or your syncro's took a crap.
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Old Jun 18, 2007 | 08:08 AM
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Yea it sounds like you ACT is the root...I had the same issues, but it went away. I have about 5K on the clutch so far.
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Old Jun 18, 2007 | 08:09 AM
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did you try putting it in 1st then going to reverse?
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Old Jun 18, 2007 | 08:11 AM
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also, try adjusting it. http://www.teamrip.com/clutch%20adjustment.html
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Old Jun 18, 2007 | 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by hondafan
did you try putting it in 1st then going to reverse?
Yea i tried that..i mean when it first started happening that worked, now every gear is locked out. Once i start driving it is still hard to get into gears but better than nuetral.
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 11:28 AM
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Yea so my car is sadly going to have to be flat bedded to the shop tomorrow. So depressing. Now the gears are completely locked out. I put it into reverse and turned it on yesterday and it immediatly started moving. The clutch was to the floor but was acting like it was releasing. Almost like it doesnt even work. Does it sound like an adjustment problem or is my clutch completely shot?
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 11:32 AM
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It sounds like your clutch is engaged at all times.
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 12:33 PM
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did you adjust the pedal higher??? http://evomoto.com/tech_info.php?tec...0f0ddd87135840 read the tech tip of step #1
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 12:51 PM
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i had that problem with my rsx, and my problem was the pressure plate teeth is all messed up. don't try to get it in gear. u will grind ur gear and something will break. just take it to the shop.
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 07:35 AM
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did you adjust the pedal higher??? http://evomoto.com/tech_info.php?tec...0f0ddd87135840 read the tech tip of step #1
I bet that is it, because the clutch isnt fully disengaging and its locked out of every gear. The car is being flatbedded to the shop today Ill let you guys know what the problem is when its resolved.
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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 01:21 PM
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any update?
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