so i was driving today and while pulling off to the side of the road (slowly) towards my driveway and i dropped my passenger side into the steep ditch. my car was bottomed out on an ice ridge just off the shoulder so i tried jockeying it back and forth(only in 1st and reverse), didnt work. After three times back and forth it felt like the wheels werent moving so i had my buddy tow me out. when we got the car out sure enough i could put it into any gear without the clutch in (with the car on) and it didnt engage. Im thinking its the clutch but what do you guys think? BTW its a 96 impreza L with a 5 speed manual
meybe it popped the thowout bearing out. when u push the clutch in does it drop straight to the floor?
no smoke but it did smell a little no it feels like normal just doesnt engage where it usually does, it doesnt engage at all
so you can put the car in gear with in running WITHOUT pushing in the clutch? or it operates like usual (push clutch in, select gear, release clutch) but just doesn't engage after that.
sound like what happend to me when i got my car. the clutch blew up into like 50 some peices. i do belive there is a a spot on the bottom of the trans were u can remove( like a small plate) and look at the clutch. if u see pieces of clutch matteral u will have ur answer.
yeah there is a little black plate, not very thick and under a foot long held on by a couple bolts on the bottom of the motor/trans
You can also check the clutch cable and clutch fork for a positive return. If the fork got stuck or the pivot ball part broke it could something similar to this.
with the car running, and without pushing the clutch in, i can change gears. and thanks ill check that plate.
okay so after letting it sit for a day: while running and not pushing the clutch it WILL shift into reverse but none of the forward gears. now idk what to think.
Sounds like it needs a clutch to me....send me a pm, i also live in roch. I could maybe take a look at it for you some time.
