S4orce2001

when the car is cold, meaning after not driving it for more than like 6 hours, when i jump in the ride and try to go ahead and put it in gear, it actually takes a while before i can put it in gear, any of them. now after driving it for a while, i would say a mile or two, it starts to be more smooth, after that no problem everything just fine, maybe a little hard but i beat the living crap out of my tranny.
now i thought it could be the master cylinder but im not sure and wanted to see if this has ever happend to someone in here.

TIA.


Gus

Pat-SoCal

Definitely the "master cylinder"... you're screwed!

S4orce2001

but the car still driving fine. now how long can i go with it like that.

LCP

...master and slave cylinder on the clutch was shot (as was the line between), but I also had a problem with coolant leaking through the bellhousing onto the flywheel and contaminating it -- that was very hard to diagnose and get fixed and there were many attempts and frustration.

LCP

...I got where I would leave my car in 2nd gear pointing the direction I needed to be headed if I was going to park it for a while (i.e., back in when I parked, or if I had to pull in head first, made sure the way out of the parking spot was not uphill at all). That way I could still be mobile while either pressure built in the system or heat burned off some of the coolant contamination on the flywheel.

S4orce2001

what do you mean coolant contamination, and how does that happen

S4orce2001

coolant from where? and how did it get there.

LCP

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S4orce2001

so from that hose leaks into the tranny.

AntiSocial

Ever change the gear oil?