For the past week, I've had trouble shifting my car. It's a 1990 LX with a 5 spd manual. I have to push the clutch all the way to the floor, and then just a little more to get it to shift smoothly past the gate... getting the car into reverse without grinding is close to impossible.
My neighbor is a mechanic and so far has done everything that I need done but can't do myself. He charges me his cost, so I know he's not trying to rip me off. The current clutch was put in 40k miles ago, and hasn't been abused. It doesn't make sense to me that the clutch would need to be replaced yet, and the symptoms don't sound like what I know of a bad clutch. Does it sound like I need a new clutch? Or is there something else I should be looking for?
Any input is appreciated.
My neighbor is a mechanic and so far has done everything that I need done but can't do myself. He charges me his cost, so I know he's not trying to rip me off. The current clutch was put in 40k miles ago, and hasn't been abused. It doesn't make sense to me that the clutch would need to be replaced yet, and the symptoms don't sound like what I know of a bad clutch. Does it sound like I need a new clutch? Or is there something else I should be looking for?
Any input is appreciated.