It the clutch shot?
stieh2000
06-05-2006, 04:53 PM
This is one of those threads where I posted it in the [Insert Other Car] Forum, got little response, and turned to you guys for some help:thumbsup:
My dad's '99 Contour SVT with 113+ thousand miles just broke down about 2 hours ago. My little bro was driving it to a friends house, and when he downshifted for a turn, he couldn't put it back into gear, so he pulled off to the side of the road, and after a while, it was towed.
Before it was towed, we tried to restart it and put it in gear. The car would start fine in neutral, but simply would not shift into any gear. If shifted into first before starting with the clutch in, the car makes a wierd sound, almost as if something is grinding, but I can tell its not the gears that are grinding.
Recently, this has happened a couple of times, but it would always restart and get moving just fine. Also, I remember something similar happening a few years back, and I think it was the linkages then, but don't remember too well, but whatever it was, it got fixed.
The guy who towed the car said that it was the clutch, which seems plausable, but I would just like a second opinion of what is wrong. Thanks
My dad's '99 Contour SVT with 113+ thousand miles just broke down about 2 hours ago. My little bro was driving it to a friends house, and when he downshifted for a turn, he couldn't put it back into gear, so he pulled off to the side of the road, and after a while, it was towed.
Before it was towed, we tried to restart it and put it in gear. The car would start fine in neutral, but simply would not shift into any gear. If shifted into first before starting with the clutch in, the car makes a wierd sound, almost as if something is grinding, but I can tell its not the gears that are grinding.
Recently, this has happened a couple of times, but it would always restart and get moving just fine. Also, I remember something similar happening a few years back, and I think it was the linkages then, but don't remember too well, but whatever it was, it got fixed.
The guy who towed the car said that it was the clutch, which seems plausable, but I would just like a second opinion of what is wrong. Thanks
wrightz28
06-06-2006, 10:25 AM
That should have a hydraulic clutch, could be a leak. How many miles on the clutch?
stieh2000
06-06-2006, 04:32 PM
That should have a hydraulic clutch, could be a leak. How many miles on the clutch?
113+ thousand miles...
...And yes, it's a hydraulic clutch.
113+ thousand miles...
...And yes, it's a hydraulic clutch.
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