Brian Minson

I have a question regarding our 1983 944 5speed. This morning while on my way to the office, she wouldn't shift into 2nd. I was able to force her into 3rd. However, when I came to a stop light, I wasn't able to move into any gear. I was able to shut the car off and easily shift into 1st, start the car and drive the extra 500 feet to the magazine office.

New clutch at about 10,000 miles ago, and recently had a broken metal brake line (which was bleed).

Any ideas?

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Brian Minson
9 Magazine
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tifosiman

Hey Brian,

It sounds like the clutch is not disengaging, possibly due to air in the system or a faulty clutch master/slave. Does the clutch pedal feel funky, does it fall to the floor or not return entirely on its own?

Check the easiest thing first, bleed the clutch hydraulics with a motive power bleeder and see if that is it. It may be if you were recently working on the system.

Jeremy

hrsteel

I had a similar problem, except that I could shift whenever I was below 2k revs. Mine fixed itself after sitting for five months; I suspect that it was a gravity bleed. You can measure the throw of the slave cylinder throught the sight hole in the bell housing. I thinK the spec in on Clarks Garage.