I just put a new clutch in last week, i drove it fora a while with no problems, now i hear the tranny whining, and from a stop, first gear is hard to get in the rest have a "drag" to it, Reverse is VERY hard, I have to push with all I got. What gives? I think I put in dextron mercron II instead of III would that do it? what tranny fluid is recomended if the fluid could be the prob? Thanks

 

may be its need realign

 

Dont think the dextron II could do it but it is possible, Weird things can happend when you add or dont add proper fluids. EX: your diff will pop snap and clatter if you forget to add the posi trac fluid to it. Id change it out immediatley and examine/expirement more from there.

 

Hate to tell you but your clutch probably isn't fully releasing. If you shut the engine off, put it into gear and restart the engine without releasing the clutch pedal does your car creep forward? If so then the clutch isn't releasing. Could be a pressure plate problem or air in the hydraulics. You didn't cut your flywheel did you? If so then probably too much was taken off. It could also be the pilot bushing (or bearing) sticking to the input shaft, did you grease it? The wrong fluid would probably cause gear clash, but not in reverse or first when everything is stopped. Did you check the thickness of the clutch disc compared to the original? Was it installed the right direction? Good luck.

 

I been havin this problem also but its not impossible to get into reverse, i just let off the clutch a tiny bit an slide it into gear when this happens tho

 

I am 110% positive the cluch was in the right direction. I just tried to put it in reverse with the engine off, and it feels like it goes in but when i start the car it grinds and i have to push it in some more. It's mostly reverse that is the problem, i'm thinking that maybe a fluid change will help the forward gears.......I hope.

 

If you can go through the gears ok with the engine off, but can't with it on, the problem is your clutch is not fully releasing. Reverse usually has no synchronizers, so it is always the hardest gear to engage (also why BIGKerneL44 sometimes has to let the car creep a little and it will go into reverse-that's normal).

 

what clutch is it? you may need an adj. master cylinder

 

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