damuth4202

i have a 99 gt mustang 5 speed manual trans just bought car drove fine then next day it had a hard time shifting when i start car it shifts fine then i pull up to stop sign put in neutral let off clutch and then try to go into first gear or any other gears it wont let me unless i slam it hard into gear but if i turn car off then start it again it will let me in a gear or if i roll up to stop sign and put in neutral let off clutch im still rolling it lets me in a gear the guy told me he put a center force clutch in it 5000 miles ago this car just hit 31,000 i dont undertand what can be wrong with it please help thanks first time on here thanks

Shae04GT

Sounds like the clutch cable may need to be adjusted or replaced, or the quadrant too. A lot of times the throw out bearing won't be released all the way because of the cable and it won't let it into gear smoothly. I had put in a brand new clutch and it started doing the same thing at about 2000 miles, ended up being a bad clutch, then put another brand new ram clutch in, and what had happened was the factory quadrant was too weak for the clutch and I ended up getting a steeda quadrant with firewall adjuster and OEM cable. Fixed the problem right up. Try pulling up on the clutch pedal until you hear a click or if you have the firewall adjuster, turn it a couple clicks and that should fix it. If not, then it could be bad synchros or something with the tranny. But my guess would have to be either the clutch, or cable/quadrant. The guys on here helped me fix mine so you should get some helpful tips if my reasoning doesn't work.

damuth4202

it has the center force clutch in it with factory cable i have the center force cable sitting in my trunk the guy never put it in transmission shop said its the clutch should i try to put in cable before going to get new clutch

Shae04GT

Is the clutch pedal really heavy to push in?

cliffyk

It sounds as though the clutch is not fully disengaging, how much free play does the pedal have? It should be 1" to 1-3/8"...

damuth4202

got new clutch put in but the reverse still pops out of gear and grinds and it sound like i dont know how to drive manual lol clutch guy said reverse is going in tranny but i should be fine as long as i dont grind it to long are there any tricks to make sure it goes in reverse and stays

Jay-rod427

keep your hand on the shifter...

damuth4202

i do but still pushes out and grinds unless i hold it really hard

Moonshine

Do you have a short throw shifter installed?

cliffyk

There is a TSB referencing reverse problems with the T-45, click here, however the bottom line is that the tranny needs to be rebuilt/replaced...