[badberry68]

I made my usual u-turn 1/4 mile before the turn-in to my office. Full exceleration in first, I yanked on the shifter for second and the clutch did'nt engage, it just reved. Then the shifter was stuck in second, I had to wrestle with it to get it back into neutral. Then it ran fine, what the hell happened? Do I have a linkage issue now?

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[flash]

let me get this straight - pedal engagement seemed to have no effect?



if that is the case, it sounds like the beginnings of hydraulic failure

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[bob blackwell]

Well, when my clutch hydraulics failed it just stayed engaged and woud not disengage. I drove to the shop without using the clutch. This sounds more like gear sleection problem inside the transmission. I had a similar problem (stuck in second gear) with my 1987 924S and had to drive it 60 miles home from Santa Fe in second gear. Turned out to be a bent shifter fork inside the transmission. I ended up replacing the shifter fork, some synchros as well as bearings and seals. Good luck, Bob Blackwell.

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[flash]

there are a few different symptoms of hydraulic failure, depending on which component is failing - the high pressure hose will cause the pedal to go to the floor and stay there - a seal in a slave or master can cause intermitent failure - a failing master usually also shows fluid on the bellows above the pedal



a bent shifter fork will generally be a consistent issue, and not return back to "normal"

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[badberry68]

Is there any such thing as a false neutral? I have driven 50 miles since, and no problems.... I pulled back hard into 2nd and the shifter was stuck (bound), it would not move. When I let the clutch up, it just reved. I freed the shifter (with a good amount of effort) and everything has been fine since.

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[flash]

hmmm - intermitent and ghost problems suck - hard to diagnose, especially here - wish the car was here



i wonder if your shifter bushing is cracked, and the ball popped out of the socket



any way for you to compare shifter feel between yoru car and another?

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[badberry68]

[quote name='flash' post='30787' date='Feb 9 2007, 01:04 PM']hmmm - intermitent and ghost problems suck - hard to diagnose, especially here - wish the car was here



i wonder if your shifter bushing is cracked, and the ball popped out of the socket



any way for you to compare shifter feel between yoru car and another?[/quote]

Someone else mentioned that, cant get to a lift until Monday, I'll let you know.

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[flash]

no lift needed to change that bushing - it's under the shifter - it's done from inside the car - takes about 10 minutes



i'd check it against another car though first - if it's cracked or broken, it should be comparitively sloppy

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