Trouble selecting gears.

[Nuvo]

This morning whilst driving along I couldn't change up gear (1st to 2nd I think It was).

I was still able to select third, fourth and fifth gears. I nursed the car to a safe place to pull over and then found I couldn't select any gears including reverse.

Upon depressing the clutch with the engine running I could hear unusual "rotational sounds" coming from the gearbox area I think.

If I switched the engine off I could select all the gears with ease.

Starting the car up again I was able to wrestle the gearbox into third and get the car home.

Any idea what the problem could be?

Thanks.

[Fat Audi 80]

Clutch Master cylinder push rod about to fail... You are not getting full clutch release.

That would be my bet.

HTH

Cheers,

Steve.

[Nuvo]

Thanks Steve, I'll check that. Although I'm thinking that if the push rod was bent then I wouldn't be able to depress the clutch fully to the floor (which I can).

[Fat Audi 80]

IIRC with the pushrod bent the clutch pedal still goes to the floor, it just doesn't depress the master cylinder enough to disengage the clutch.

Is the action still smooth or does it feel more crunchy?

Cheers,

Steve.

[Nuvo]

Okay I follow. Clutch pedal action seems normal to me.