Clutch won't engage

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CRZYITAL7404
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Hi, I have a 95 Honda civic with the 1.5L non-v-tec motor... At first the car wouldn't go into gear, so i got a clutch kit from autozone and replaced the clutch disc, pressure plate, throwout bearing, and pilot bearing...then after i put it all together i started it up and it goes into gear fine now, and i backed the car up and started going forward and i heard a little clunk, and now the clutch doesn't engage, i can hear it spinning, but the car won't move. Could this be the slave cylinder or master cylinder problem, or is the pressure plate screwed up?? The slave cylinder looks a little wet under the boot and the pedal does feel a little loose, but i bled it and nothing changed..Can you help me please.. Thank you

Oh I also had the flywheel cut at a machine shop, and you can hear the clutch grinding when you let off the pedal in gear, but it won't grab.. Thanks
Sep 27, 2007 at 9:52 AM
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BRUCE HUNT
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Not master or slave. This is related to the pressure plate and the throwout. Did you put the throwout bearing in correctly?
Sep 27, 2007 at 9:57 AM
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CRZYITAL7404
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Thank you, I guess I have to take it apart again.. I know i put the bearing in right.. but maybe it fell out of place when i was wrestling with the tranny..lol I hope i didn't mess up the teeth on the pressure plate too... well thanks for your help
Sep 27, 2007 at 11:52 AM
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CRZYITAL7404
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Hi, again, thanks for your help, I found the problem and it was actually the driver-side axle popped out and the teeth got messed up, but luckily the tranny was still ok and i got a new axle and it works fine now... Thanks
Sep 29, 2007 at 11:26 AM
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