Transmission did not shift up, down or reverse while car was started?

2006 KIA OPTIMA

170,000 MILES • 2.4L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL

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With the slave cylinder fail and master cylinder fail, I found that it became impossible to shift up or down or reverse while car was started. With that said I may have messed up the transmission, what now?

Aug 24, 2023 at 7:45 AM

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Nope the transmission should be fine, just replace the bad master and secondary cylinder. Here is how the job is done. Check out the images (below). Please let us know if you need anything else to get the problem fixed.

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Aug 24, 2023 at 5:29 PM