88 prelude clutch problem
 

This morning I went out to drive the prelude on a quick errand. The car was
working fine yesterday. After driving two blocks-- I started having trouble
with the gear changes. The clutch pedal felt as usual, but I turned around
quickly and by the time I got the car home, I could not shift the car into
any of the gears. The clutch pedal feels pretty good, but the clutch will
not disengage and engage. Any advice or help would be appreciated. FWIW,
the clutch has never slipped at all.

Thank You,

Matthew Brown
Memphis

Re: 88 prelude clutch problem
 

try droppin the tranny out and checking the pressure springs in the pressure
plate.


"Matthew Brown" <sliceoflifephoto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> This morning I went out to drive the prelude on a quick errand. The car
was
> working fine yesterday. After driving two blocks-- I started having
trouble
> with the gear changes. The clutch pedal felt as usual, but I turned
around
> quickly and by the time I got the car home, I could not shift the car into
> any of the gears. The clutch pedal feels pretty good, but the clutch will
> not disengage and engage. Any advice or help would be appreciated. FWIW,
> the clutch has never slipped at all.
>
> Thank You,
>
> Matthew Brown
> Memphis
>
>

Re: 88 prelude clutch problem
 

try droppin the tranny out and checking the pressure springs in the pressure
plate.


"Matthew Brown" <sliceoflifephoto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:5fQUb.62198$6O4.1844566@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> This morning I went out to drive the prelude on a quick errand. The car
was
> working fine yesterday. After driving two blocks-- I started having
trouble
> with the gear changes. The clutch pedal felt as usual, but I turned
around
> quickly and by the time I got the car home, I could not shift the car into
> any of the gears. The clutch pedal feels pretty good, but the clutch will
> not disengage and engage. Any advice or help would be appreciated. FWIW,
> the clutch has never slipped at all.
>
> Thank You,
>
> Matthew Brown
> Memphis
>
>

Re: 88 prelude clutch problem
 

try droppin the tranny out and checking the pressure springs in the pressure
plate.


"Matthew Brown" <sliceoflifephoto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:5fQUb.62198$6O4.1844566@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> This morning I went out to drive the prelude on a quick errand. The car
was
> working fine yesterday. After driving two blocks-- I started having
trouble
> with the gear changes. The clutch pedal felt as usual, but I turned
around
> quickly and by the time I got the car home, I could not shift the car into
> any of the gears. The clutch pedal feels pretty good, but the clutch will
> not disengage and engage. Any advice or help would be appreciated. FWIW,
> the clutch has never slipped at all.
>
> Thank You,
>
> Matthew Brown
> Memphis
>
>

Re: 88 prelude clutch problem
 

try droppin the tranny out and checking the pressure springs in the pressure
plate.


"Matthew Brown" <sliceoflifephoto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:5fQUb.62198$6O4.1844566@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> This morning I went out to drive the prelude on a quick errand. The car
was
> working fine yesterday. After driving two blocks-- I started having
trouble
> with the gear changes. The clutch pedal felt as usual, but I turned
around
> quickly and by the time I got the car home, I could not shift the car into
> any of the gears. The clutch pedal feels pretty good, but the clutch will
> not disengage and engage. Any advice or help would be appreciated. FWIW,
> the clutch has never slipped at all.
>
> Thank You,
>
> Matthew Brown
> Memphis
>
>

Re: 88 prelude clutch problem
 

"Matthew Brown" <sliceoflifephoto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:5fQUb.62198$6O4.1844566@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> This morning I went out to drive the prelude on a quick errand. The car
was
> working fine yesterday. After driving two blocks-- I started having
trouble
> with the gear changes. The clutch pedal felt as usual, but I turned
around
> quickly and by the time I got the car home, I could not shift the car into
> any of the gears. The clutch pedal feels pretty good, but the clutch will
> not disengage and engage. Any advice or help would be appreciated. FWIW,
> the clutch has never slipped at all.

Begin by checking the clutch action at the trans. Is it a cable or
hydraulic?

Re: 88 prelude clutch problem
 

"Matthew Brown" <sliceoflifephoto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:5fQUb.62198$6O4.1844566@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> This morning I went out to drive the prelude on a quick errand. The car
was
> working fine yesterday. After driving two blocks-- I started having
trouble
> with the gear changes. The clutch pedal felt as usual, but I turned
around
> quickly and by the time I got the car home, I could not shift the car into
> any of the gears. The clutch pedal feels pretty good, but the clutch will
> not disengage and engage. Any advice or help would be appreciated. FWIW,
> the clutch has never slipped at all.

Begin by checking the clutch action at the trans. Is it a cable or
hydraulic?

Re: 88 prelude clutch problem
 

"Matthew Brown" <sliceoflifephoto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:5fQUb.62198$6O4.1844566@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> This morning I went out to drive the prelude on a quick errand. The car
was
> working fine yesterday. After driving two blocks-- I started having
trouble
> with the gear changes. The clutch pedal felt as usual, but I turned
around
> quickly and by the time I got the car home, I could not shift the car into
> any of the gears. The clutch pedal feels pretty good, but the clutch will
> not disengage and engage. Any advice or help would be appreciated. FWIW,
> the clutch has never slipped at all.

Begin by checking the clutch action at the trans. Is it a cable or
hydraulic?

Re: 88 prelude clutch problem
 

"Matthew Brown" <sliceoflifephoto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:5fQUb.62198$6O4.1844566@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> This morning I went out to drive the prelude on a quick errand. The car
was
> working fine yesterday. After driving two blocks-- I started having
trouble
> with the gear changes. The clutch pedal felt as usual, but I turned
around
> quickly and by the time I got the car home, I could not shift the car into
> any of the gears. The clutch pedal feels pretty good, but the clutch will
> not disengage and engage. Any advice or help would be appreciated. FWIW,
> the clutch has never slipped at all.

Begin by checking the clutch action at the trans. Is it a cable or
hydraulic?

Re: 88 prelude clutch problem
 

Ya if Cable then could be stretched/loose or broken and if hydraulic maybe
loss of pressure in the line from the slave cylinder to the master cylinder.

- - - - - - -
dave


"Stephen Bigelow" <sbigelowPOV@rogers.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Matthew Brown" <sliceoflifephoto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:5fQUb.62198$6O4.1844566@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > This morning I went out to drive the prelude on a quick errand. The car
> was
> > working fine yesterday. After driving two blocks-- I started having
> trouble
> > with the gear changes. The clutch pedal felt as usual, but I turned
> around
> > quickly and by the time I got the car home, I could not shift the car
into
> > any of the gears. The clutch pedal feels pretty good, but the clutch
will
> > not disengage and engage. Any advice or help would be appreciated.
FWIW,
> > the clutch has never slipped at all.
>
> Begin by checking the clutch action at the trans. Is it a cable or
> hydraulic?
>
>

Re: 88 prelude clutch problem
 

Ya if Cable then could be stretched/loose or broken and if hydraulic maybe
loss of pressure in the line from the slave cylinder to the master cylinder.

- - - - - - -
dave


"Stephen Bigelow" <sbigelowPOV@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:nlRUb.3401$3YE1.3196@news04.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
>
> "Matthew Brown" <sliceoflifephoto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:5fQUb.62198$6O4.1844566@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > This morning I went out to drive the prelude on a quick errand. The car
> was
> > working fine yesterday. After driving two blocks-- I started having
> trouble
> > with the gear changes. The clutch pedal felt as usual, but I turned
> around
> > quickly and by the time I got the car home, I could not shift the car
into
> > any of the gears. The clutch pedal feels pretty good, but the clutch
will
> > not disengage and engage. Any advice or help would be appreciated.
FWIW,
> > the clutch has never slipped at all.
>
> Begin by checking the clutch action at the trans. Is it a cable or
> hydraulic?
>
>

Re: 88 prelude clutch problem
 

Ya if Cable then could be stretched/loose or broken and if hydraulic maybe
loss of pressure in the line from the slave cylinder to the master cylinder.

- - - - - - -
dave


"Stephen Bigelow" <sbigelowPOV@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:nlRUb.3401$3YE1.3196@news04.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
>
> "Matthew Brown" <sliceoflifephoto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:5fQUb.62198$6O4.1844566@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > This morning I went out to drive the prelude on a quick errand. The car
> was
> > working fine yesterday. After driving two blocks-- I started having
> trouble
> > with the gear changes. The clutch pedal felt as usual, but I turned
> around
> > quickly and by the time I got the car home, I could not shift the car
into
> > any of the gears. The clutch pedal feels pretty good, but the clutch
will
> > not disengage and engage. Any advice or help would be appreciated.
FWIW,
> > the clutch has never slipped at all.
>
> Begin by checking the clutch action at the trans. Is it a cable or
> hydraulic?
>
>

Re: 88 prelude clutch problem
 

Ya if Cable then could be stretched/loose or broken and if hydraulic maybe
loss of pressure in the line from the slave cylinder to the master cylinder.

- - - - - - -
dave


"Stephen Bigelow" <sbigelowPOV@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:nlRUb.3401$3YE1.3196@news04.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
>
> "Matthew Brown" <sliceoflifephoto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:5fQUb.62198$6O4.1844566@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > This morning I went out to drive the prelude on a quick errand. The car
> was
> > working fine yesterday. After driving two blocks-- I started having
> trouble
> > with the gear changes. The clutch pedal felt as usual, but I turned
> around
> > quickly and by the time I got the car home, I could not shift the car
into
> > any of the gears. The clutch pedal feels pretty good, but the clutch
will
> > not disengage and engage. Any advice or help would be appreciated.
FWIW,
> > the clutch has never slipped at all.
>
> Begin by checking the clutch action at the trans. Is it a cable or
> hydraulic?
>
>

Re: 88 prelude clutch problem
 

Your clutch is Hydraulic. Fill up the fluid resorvoir on the firewall
right above the steering column using regular brake fluid. You may
have to pump it a few times to get it going again. Your clutch slave
cylinder is probably leaking causing the resorvoir to loose fluid.

On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 17:34:57 GMT, "Matthew Brown"
<sliceoflifephoto@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

>This morning I went out to drive the prelude on a quick errand. The car was
>working fine yesterday. After driving two blocks-- I started having trouble
>with the gear changes. The clutch pedal felt as usual, but I turned around
>quickly and by the time I got the car home, I could not shift the car into
>any of the gears. The clutch pedal feels pretty good, but the clutch will
>not disengage and engage. Any advice or help would be appreciated. FWIW,
>the clutch has never slipped at all.
>
>Thank You,
>
>Matthew Brown
>Memphis
>

Re: 88 prelude clutch problem
 

Your clutch is Hydraulic. Fill up the fluid resorvoir on the firewall
right above the steering column using regular brake fluid. You may
have to pump it a few times to get it going again. Your clutch slave
cylinder is probably leaking causing the resorvoir to loose fluid.

On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 17:34:57 GMT, "Matthew Brown"
<sliceoflifephoto@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

>This morning I went out to drive the prelude on a quick errand. The car was
>working fine yesterday. After driving two blocks-- I started having trouble
>with the gear changes. The clutch pedal felt as usual, but I turned around
>quickly and by the time I got the car home, I could not shift the car into
>any of the gears. The clutch pedal feels pretty good, but the clutch will
>not disengage and engage. Any advice or help would be appreciated. FWIW,
>the clutch has never slipped at all.
>
>Thank You,
>
>Matthew Brown
>Memphis
>