Quote Originally Posted by DennyW
Ok, the reason I asked where the vehicle starts to move is I wanted to make sure you were disengaging the clutch. Sounds like you are. Now, with the mileage you have, a new clutch is probably a good thing... But, I would say you will have to take the trans to the trans guy you know, and most likely, the blocking rings are worn out. Not to mention some normal wear, and end play. The blocking rings are the brass rings with a taper inside. When you push on the shift handle, this applies pressure to the blocking rings, and stops the main shaft from spinning, allowing you to go into gear without grinding. Once you get the trans there, I'm sure he will check out the shift forks also.

BTW, I used to do the tanks also. The 88's were my favorite ones...

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Thanks Denny. Ah the enevitable has come. Shucks....I've been babying her for 3 years now but now its time to make it driveable for my son. Do the internal slave cylinder/throw out bearings self destruct when seperating the transmission from the clutch?

For real Denny...Tanks? I took my RX8 transmission to this guy.....heard about him from some locals.....drive way out in the middle of 'nobody near'.....walk into his shop....and there sits two huge tanks in the middle of the shop. Now that was just cool. One was his....and the other was what he called....'A special project'. He said he was a tank engineer/mechanic for I belive he said the Marines. Real nice guy. LOL's. You could see tank tracks all over his property.

Thanks,
Dave G