Rx8 prblms

I have a 2004 rx8 nanual 6 speed and i cannot grab any gear it acts as if it is stuck in nuetral but shifts fine no grinds just wont grab up any help would be greatly apreciated!

Brettus

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Sounds to me like your clutch is non existent .

Rx8 prblms

my thoughts as well but no gear grinding? No grinding at all just dosent grab. I am new to the rx8 world more of an old school guy. So price range at a shop? If not to crazy ill change it in the driveway lol

Rx8 prblms

no grinds no hard shifting can feel it go into gear but no movement

Brettus

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If it goes into gear but the car doesn't move when clutch is out ............. there is no other possibility .Do you understand how a clutch works ?

Rx8 prblms

that i do that i do just expected it to be hard to shift into gear and or noise of somesort

Brettus

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If the clutch isn't driving the transmission .... as in the input shaft isn't rotating ...then it will shift into gear the same as if the engine was not even running . Another thing to check ...is the driveshaft turning when engine running, in gear and clutch out ?

UnknownJinX

Other than the rotary engine, an RX-8 works just like any other RWD car.

A clutch on an RX-8 isn't any different than any other car.

If you put the car in second gear, dump your clutch and your car doesn't stall, then most likely your clutch is dead, and again, it's the same as replacing the clutch on any other RWD car.

mazdaverx7

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Sounds like the clutch disc has failed. Its either shattered or completely worn.

strokercharged95gt

When I shattered a clutch disc the pedal went right to the floor. How does the pedal feel?

Miguel6969

So I was driving from the hardware store yesterday with parts for my other car, suddenly I was trying to shift into second gear when it made a grinding noise. Then I made another attempt and nothing, so I tried getting it into any other gears, but still nothing.. The car idles fine, just can't get into any gears. When I press the clutch pedal it feels really loose for the first quarter of the push, then it feels kind of spongy/stiff for the rest of the push. I looked under the dash and under the clutch pedal and noticed moisture on clutch Master cylinder, so I wiped my finger on it, and sure enough it was oil. Could the master cylinder be the cause of my problem? Sorry for posting in wrong section, but this is the only place this site will let me post

Loki

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Yeah definitely sounds like the master cylinder. Check that the pedal itself hasn't come apart at the welds, that's a known issue with older model RX8s

thebubbadog

My clutch pedal just broke on me and my clutch still worked fine it just felt weird and grinded at high rpm. I feel like you might want to look into the master cylinder but when i replaced my clutch peddle there was some fluid coming around the little push rod that goes's into the fire wall for the clutch it wasn't a lot but you could tell that it was leaking at least a little. But I feel like you're problem will be with clutch not the master cylinder.