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"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
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> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> <socorro_9@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>> Ray O wrote:
>>>> <socorro_9@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>> >I have a 1998 Corolla CE with approx. 139,000 miles on it. Its a five
>>>> > speed and I noticed lately that the gears do not shift good. I have
>>>> > to
>>>> > push hard on the gas in order for it to go. In fact, I think that
>>>> > all
>>>> > my gears are like that...a long passing gear before it catches. What
>>>> > is that, the transmission or the clutch?
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> When you say that the gears "do not shift good" do you mean that it is
>>>> difficult to put the gearshift lever into position or do you hear a
>>>> grinding
>>>> noise when shifting?
>>>>
>>>> check the fluid level in the clutch master cylinder next to the brake
>>>> master
>>>> cylinder in the engine compartment.
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>>>> Ray O
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>>> No, the gears shift into position well, its just that the gears do not
>>> catch upon shifting. When it finally gets into gear, the engine revs,
>>> but the car does not speed up.
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>> DEFINITELY a worn clutch.
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> Or a bad pressure plate, which in terms of repair cost, is about the same.[/color]

Yes, and it's the same work to get far enough to know one or the other, AND
most of us would replace both at the same time.

And, if one has to ask, they probably do not know the clutch from the
pressure plate, and the distinction is more confusing than simply lumping
all of the parts into "clutch."