Can't select gears ?

[RS2junkie]

Can't select any gears while engine running, if I sto th engine it will go into gear but if I try to start it it lurches forward, even with clutch pedal down. Has my clutch expired or could it be something else

Waiting for thea AA man now !

[Rusty]

Check the master cylinder linkage if it's a 6 speeder.

[RS2junkie]

It is a 6 speeder (RS2) Is that down near the pedals, the pedal did feel a bit stiff ?

[david]

i think your clutch gone m8.

[rynaqui]

Clutch gone probably, had that on a car recently at work. You can move the lever all you want but it won't go into gear if the clutch isn't operating.

[UrS4boy]

Can't select any gears while engine running, if I sto th engine it will go into gear but if I try to start it it lurches forward, even with clutch pedal down. Has my clutch expired or could it be something else Waiting for thea AA man now !

Tough one. One of three things has failed: 1. Clutch pedal broken (happens if you let your clutch wear down, the force increases and fatigues the pedal metal), 2. The clutch master cylinder died or 3. The clutch slave or the hose between the master and slave has bust.

This info might help you: http://forums.quattroworld.com/s4s6/msgs/24719.phtml

Good luck.

[driftin jo]

Tough one. One of three things has failed: 1. Clutch pedal broken (happens if you let your clutch wear down, the force increases and fatigues the pedal metal), 2. The clutch master cylinder died or 3. The clutch slave or the hose between the master and slave has bust.

This info might help you: http://forums.quattroworld.com/s4s6/msgs/24719.phtml

Good luck.

thats 4 things

[driftin jo]

It could also be your release bearing has fallen to pieces and may or may not have taken the pressure plate springs with it. Prey it isn't this

[stocious]

if your clutch is worn/gone beyond service, you can select all the gears you want, it just wont move or slip in higher gears, and the original poster mentioned nothing of a smell or slipping disc, clutch is not releasing is what it sounds like. is there fluid anywhere under the car ?

[RS2junkie]

It's sods law, finally got the vacuum leak fixed, the ac fixed, boost gauge fitted and the car is driving better than I can remember, and then this !

It is pulling like a train, when the clutch is working !

It will get picked up tomorrow and I will find out what the problem is..

It has done 210,000 miles but the clutch was done about 5 years ago and it has had a new master cylinder and slave in the past !

Thanks

[stocious]

fingers crossed its something small,

[simon20vq]

clutch slave cyclinder on gearbox (theres a circlip that pops from memory) as urs4boy said I bet

[nip]

clutch plate is knackered

[driftin jo]

clutch plate is knackered

How would this stop you selecting gears ?

[RS2junkie]

No smell of clutch material and so slipping, ever. It would make sense that one of the slave cylinders has gone US. Can't imagine a clutch failing without any warning(slipping, crunching, smelling) it was fine. I was getting it washed, engine running and had moved it forward about 10 ft and then tried to drive away and could not select any gears. How can I check for fluid loss, will my hydraulic fluid level be way down ?