5spd stuck in gear,Please help
 

Ok my car blew a coolent line on my sc300 2 weeksago and was sitting still for 11 days then I moved it down the block and its been there for 3 days. I noticed that it was leaking coolent on the tranny. Then today i went to move it again and it wouldn't go in reverse. So I tried it in 1st and nothing. The only gears it would go into is 2nd and 3rd and thats with me forcing it.
Does anyone have any ideas on whats up.
Richard

Ok i tried moving it again tonight and before i started it,it shifted fine then i started it and it would not shift At all. After i turned it off it was hard as hell to put in gear. What the hell is wrong with my tranny,does anyone know or have a clue. Maybe the linkage cable,that went out in my subie,or maybe something else. I've never heard of the w58 getting stuck in natural.
Richard

Anyone wanna help your fellow SC owner?

check your clutch master cyl and make sure there is fluid in it... your clutch is not disengaging.... thats why it wont go into gear when its running .... if its got lots of fluid and has been pumped and bled... and its still doing it.... i dunno

like erollinc said try checking the fluid... if its low fill it up and pump the clutch a few times.. you also might want to bleed it... if that doesnt work i would suggest changing the transmission fluid since you said coolant might have gotten into the tranny that will also help the gears engage alot easier..

If the fluid is ok, I have a hunch. The clutch rusted over from the coolant
spray on the trans. The clutch master & slave cylinder may not be strong
enough to bust it loose. I've seen this on a few flood cars in the past.

Check the clutch slave cylinder operation. (on the side of the trans)
When the clutch paedal is depressed, the slave should extend & move
the fork lever.(the "bar" sticking out the side of the trans)

If it's stuck & won't move. You can try bleeding the slave cylinder as
mentioned. Still no good, your going to have to drive it.

Start the car in gear, make sure no one is around because it's hard to stop.
Let the car almost idle as you drive & start humping the clutch pedal to
the floor. Also you can lightly accelerate/deaccelerate while pumping.
Hopefuly it will break free. Be careful as it is hard to stop w/ just the brake.
If you panic & can't stop, turn off the key.

that would suck^^^^ good luck