bad transmission?

[Ddizzle]

Hey guys i just completed my 5speed swap for my 1mz but the car doesnt move...when i put it in any gear and remove my foot from the clutch the car doesnt stall and in reverse i hear a grinding noise...Is it possible that my clutch is not fully engaging because the clutch pedal does feel a bit light. Its a 97 xle camry btw

[BamZipPow]

Are you sure you installed everything correctly? What parts are new? Did you inspect the clutch? Did you install the new flywheel? Was the clutch installed correctly? Did you replace the throwout bearing? Not enough information...

What car did the transmission come out of?

[Ddizzle]

Well i did it based off of ratko and jon. I got a new clutch kit and a new oem flywheel. the clutch kit is from LUK. The transmission came out of the same car but it was from the junkyard. The thing is is that the clutch pedal feels really soft and The throwout bearing wasn't replaced

[RichieRichJP]

Not to jump straight to extremes, but if you're getting grinding noises, I'm assuming you have a broken gear fork. Reverse and first gear are on the same fork.
I thought a bad TO Bearing has a loud squealing, I might be wrong. If your clutch pedal is soft, it may need some adjustment on the clutch master cylinder.
A broken gear fork however does explain the grinding and not getting into gear.

[mazdaverx7]

when the throwout bearing fails it will whine as the engine speed increases when the clutch pedal is up and the transmission is not in gear.

Ddizzle, did you bleed the clutch hydraulic system properly? did you inspect the clutch fork and lube the pivot point? a bad t/o bearing will not cause the transmission to catch a gear. if you have a bent or faulty shift fork you will not need to push the clutch in with the engine running to select a gear.. it will feel like there is no gear there.

have you inspected the shift cables and made sure they were properly adjusted with good bushings? and pivot arms on the trans?

did you replace the slave cylinder and master cylinder with good units?

[Ddizzle]

I did bleed it properly and T/O does not squeal...if anything ima stop by my cousins house and see if it might be like a bent fork

[mazdaverx7]

well there's two different forks. there's your shift forks for selecting gears and there's the clutch fork. to properly inspect the shift forks you need to remove and open the trans. to inspect the clutch fork, you need to remove the trans and t/o bearing.

[Ddizzle]

is there a possible way i can find out which one is messed up?

[mazdaverx7]

only by removing the trans and first inspecting the clutch fork and if that checks out ok which it most likely will, then to tear the trans down and inspect the shift forks.