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For several reasons I decided to rebuild my engine and transmission. It had some issues and it was kind of one of those deals where I thought, “well I’ve gone this far, might as well go a little farther and replace this too.” Plus I just wanted to see if I could do it.

well I got part way back together and tested out the shifting and it shifts into 1-4 just fine but it won’t go into 5 or reverse. Also pushed the clutch to the floor and there was no tension. I did all the spinning of input shaft and manipulating the shift lever on the transmission and everything felt fine, so I can’t figure why it won’t shift. The clutch thing completely baffles me. I followed instructions and it didn’t work right.

any ideas what I might have done wrong?

also, I’m about to the point where I’m ready to see if the engine will start. Should I hold off on that or should it be fine as long as I’m in neutral? I kinda want to make sure that I didn’t screw up that too before pulling my transmission.

 
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If you remove the shifter cables, does it go into all gears? Or are you still locked out of 5th and reverse?

 
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would fifth and reverse be where you push where the small cable would be attached and then try to change gears by hand where the big cable attached? Because when I do that it won’t go into gear.

 
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clutch - slave cylinder still alive?
or could simply be a new clutch

 
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not sure how to tell. That fork that was on the throw out bearing was just kinda floppy in there. I figured there word be some springy tension on it but it was really easy to move. Clutch pedal also has no springy feeling. Just kinda floppy.

 
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above with trans /engine mounted together? Normal
if both are assembled with the clutch in there? you have a problem

 
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I don't know where each gear is. But one lever should go up and down, the other left to right. It should mimic the H patter that the shifter does. You should be able to feel it go into each gear, even if you don't know which is which.

 
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yep. Can’t do that. I guess I gotta take it out and take it apart again. One of the shafts inside tipped over when I had it apart and a few gears fell off. I’m wondering if maybe I put them on backwards. Still puzzled about the release fork. The transmission did go onto the engine with some difficulty.

 
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have someone look at it while you push the clutch. Or place a phone to record it
if someone, jack the car safely

 
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Did you open up the hydraulics on the clutch system? They're a pain to bleed if so.

I've never opened up a 5 speed D series transmission but I've been inside a couple K series manual trans. I may be of some use.

 
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never messed with anything beyond disconnecting the cables from the transmission and removing it from the engine. I’ll just have to try to remove it again and see what I did wrong