Urgent Help Needed: 2005 Mazda RX8 won't go into gear!
10-16-2010, 02:39 AM
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Urgent Help Needed: 2005 Mazda RX8 won't go into gear!
Hi there, I'm new to the forum but not on the Australian version but it is quicker to get a response from you guys!
At the current moment I am sitting on the side of the motorway stuck!
What has happened: I've been driving my car around all morning/afternoon with no problems at all. I was on my way to a mates place and took the highway, as I was overtaking a car I noticed my car slipped into nuetral after being in 6th gear and I had to immediately pull over to avoid an accident.
My problem: clutch is in and won't go into any gear, almost feels like something is blocking me from doing so. It will go into first with some struggle though
All help would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
Matt from AUS
At the current moment I am sitting on the side of the motorway stuck!
What has happened: I've been driving my car around all morning/afternoon with no problems at all. I was on my way to a mates place and took the highway, as I was overtaking a car I noticed my car slipped into nuetral after being in 6th gear and I had to immediately pull over to avoid an accident.
My problem: clutch is in and won't go into any gear, almost feels like something is blocking me from doing so. It will go into first with some struggle though
All help would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
Matt from AUS
10-16-2010, 02:55 AM
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That sucks... with the car off you should be able to get into any gear without the clutch pedal.
So that means there is nothing you can adjust (clutch wise) to help.
Not sure if you have tools handy, but you could remove the shifter just to see of there is something dislocated/broken/unusual with it.
Other than that though... you would be looking at something wrong inside the tranny itself.
So that means there is nothing you can adjust (clutch wise) to help.
Not sure if you have tools handy, but you could remove the shifter just to see of there is something dislocated/broken/unusual with it.
Other than that though... you would be looking at something wrong inside the tranny itself.
10-16-2010, 03:00 AM
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Unfortunately I don't have any tools around me, I've just called the tow truck to come pick my car up
Can't believe my luck...I don't understand how it was driving fine and all of a sudden BAM game over!
Ah well, thanks for your help!
Can't believe my luck...I don't understand how it was driving fine and all of a sudden BAM game over!
Ah well, thanks for your help!
10-17-2010, 06:08 PM
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10-22-2010, 04:43 PM
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06-30-2014, 02:17 PM
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even my plates are tinted
but here is my experience -
day 1: very "spirited" driving for 3 hours - no problems.
day 2 am: stopped for gas and problem came up when trying to leave.
Car started fine in neutral as usual. But when I tried to put it in gear - just made an audible continuous scraping noise and wouldn't go in.
With car off - shifted fine into gears; fluid levels ok.
My only non-professional clutch-related idea was "maybe needs more/less pedal freeplay since it sounds like it's not stopping a spinning component?"
Went down there and loosened a nut and played with the pedal/sensors/etc. and was able to get it to start shifting. Something is still off though, since some of my shifts (don't grind) don't go in smoothly.
Side note: my clutch pedal is leaning toward my brake pedal (I assume because of the way my foot sits) and I can fairly easily move it left/right about an inch; no cracks though.
day 1: very "spirited" driving for 3 hours - no problems.
day 2 am: stopped for gas and problem came up when trying to leave.
Car started fine in neutral as usual. But when I tried to put it in gear - just made an audible continuous scraping noise and wouldn't go in.
With car off - shifted fine into gears; fluid levels ok.
My only non-professional clutch-related idea was "maybe needs more/less pedal freeplay since it sounds like it's not stopping a spinning component?"
Went down there and loosened a nut and played with the pedal/sensors/etc. and was able to get it to start shifting. Something is still off though, since some of my shifts (don't grind) don't go in smoothly.
Side note: my clutch pedal is leaning toward my brake pedal (I assume because of the way my foot sits) and I can fairly easily move it left/right about an inch; no cracks though.
06-30-2014, 03:39 PM
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If your clutch pedal swings side-to-side, you now officially have a broken clutch pedal. If you bring it to your nearest dealer, you may be able to qualify for a clutch pedal replacement. Search for it using the key word: "broken clutch pedal replacement" because there is a whole different discussion of it in the forum.
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