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"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
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>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:5-WdnVTZWeakKtfYnZ2dnUVZ_rednZ2d@ez2.net...[color=darkred]
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>>> <socorro_9@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1162501585.779336.109680@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
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>>>> Ray O wrote:
>>>>> <socorro_9@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:1162486007.797238.119610@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>>>> >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.
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Ray O
>>>>> (correct punctuation to reply)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>
>>> DEFINITELY a worn clutch.
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>> Or a bad pressure plate, which in terms of repair cost, is about the
>> same.[/color]
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> 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.[/color]

As well as throwout and pilot bearings. It's false economy to "go inside" a
clutch and NOT replace any parts which typically wear out, regardless of
their condition, particularly with a front wheel drive car.
--
Mike Harris
Austin TX