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Drivetrain T5 Not Going In Gear

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I am currently experiencing problem with my t5 I recently change clutch , pressure plate , and fly wheel . The clutch is a Ram Powrrgrip Clutch . I have a cnc 7/8 slave cylinder I have bleed it over and over again I went and purchase a Miata space cylinder and the car is still not going into gear .I have taken off the transmission off twice to make sure clutch disk was install properly . If any one will b so kind to help , I would also like to make
a reverse bleeder line if any one can give me the part number and were they bought the parts from
 

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Does it go into gear with the engine off?


Since you are using non-standard parts, we need to know what your setup is. Did it ever work correctly? What's the application?
 
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It was working before I had a regular clutch from advance . What do you mean when you say set up ? It won't go in gear with the car off
 

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03Eastside said:
It won't go in gear with the car off
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Then that suggests it may be a trans issue or a shifter issue. When the car off, you should be able to get the shifter into gear.
 
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Then that suggests it may be a trans issue or a shifter issue. When the car off, you should be able to get the shifter into gear.
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With the car off the transmission will take the gear but it won't go all the way into gear . For example I'll press the knob to first gear , the tramission will feel as if it is in gear but not fully engage in , and I'll turn the wheel to see if it took the gear and the wheels will move freely .
 

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Mustangs did not come with a hydraulic clutch actuator. What are you working on? Something other than a 79-95 Mustang?
 
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Mustang5L5 said:
Then that suggests it may be a trans issue or a shifter issue. When the car off, you should be able to get the shifter into gear.
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The motor is a 92 347 stroker the clutch I have is a stage 2 Power grip clutch from Ram. It is in my 00 bmw 323i I had the motor and trans before just stock . I think it is a dragging issue because when the car is off it will slide into gear but if I turn it on won't allow me to do so .
 
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Mustangs did not come with a hydraulic clutch actuator. What are you working on? Something other than a 79-95 Mustang?
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It's a 92 but it's in a 00 323i bmw
 

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It's a 92 but it's in a 00 323i bmw
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Aren't you afraid that some diehard BMW fan will take offense and do you great bodily harm for desecrating a bimmer with a ford transplant?
 
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Aren't you afraid that some diehard BMW fan will take offense and do you great bodily harm for desecrating a bimmer with a ford transplant?
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lol prenty of guys have done similar swaps like this I love my swap just can't seem to get this thing running right
 

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In that case, the standard answer would be that the clutch cable needs adjustment as it's dragging and preventing the trans from going into gear.

however, since your setup is custom, or quite different that the OEM Mustang setup, you really need to see how to get more throw in the clutch fork to disengage the clutch fully. Is there an adjustment anywhere?
 
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