Q: When i start the car and want to put it in a different gear it screeches!! and i cant put it back in that gear!! whats going on i went for a drive yesty and the car wouldn't change gears not even in 1st!! plz help!! this car has cost me heaps already!!
A: can be ecss free play at clutch peddal should be about 1/2" if you push peddal down by hand till you feel resistance as thrust bearing touches pressure plate fingers if not 1/2" your not disengageing clutch plate and still are driveing input shaft of gear box grinding noise is gears clashing after syncrow hubs try to stall gears check free play first then drain gear box oil looking for metal particles bronze and steel if it has lots of metal in the oil its terminal get change over box if you change box dont forget to replace clutch pressure plate. thrust and spigot bearings. sorry to say it sound terminal