Gear shifting

Tiny
GYNGER01
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  • 1994 SATURN SW2
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My manual Saturn has been shifting stiff for several months. It has become almost impossible to shift gears.
when I can't shove it into a gear it sometimes helps to let up off the clutch and push it down again. What could be wrong?
Friday, January 14th, 2011 AT 3:54 AM

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Tiny
SATURNTECH9
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So if the car isn't running is it still hard to shift into all the gear's?
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Friday, January 14th, 2011 AT 4:27 AM
Tiny
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No. It shifts fine when the car isn't running.
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Friday, January 14th, 2011 AT 1:15 PM
Tiny
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Then it sound's like your clutch isn't releasing all the way when you push the clutch in. So when you push the clutch in is the clutch pedal hard pushing it down all the way?Or does the pedal drop some before it get's hard?
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Friday, January 14th, 2011 AT 4:48 PM
Tiny
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No, the clutch is easy to push down all the time.
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Friday, January 14th, 2011 AT 5:49 PM
Tiny
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I was asking if the pedal had pressure all the way down or if it dropped down a little then had pressure. Meaning you had a bad clutch master/slave cylinder.
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Saturday, January 15th, 2011 AT 7:20 PM
Tiny
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I didn't even realize that, but yes it drops about 2 inches before it engages.
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Sunday, January 16th, 2011 AT 10:15 PM
Tiny
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Then the first thing I would try is to replace the whole clutch master/slave cylinder as a assembly. They sell it as a sealed system no bleeding get it that way.I found one for 50 are you intrested?
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Sunday, January 16th, 2011 AT 10:22 PM
Tiny
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Yes, I am. How can I get it and how soon can I get it?
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Wednesday, January 19th, 2011 AT 1:08 AM
Tiny
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Wednesday, January 19th, 2011 AT 1:20 AM

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