Not going into gear.

[itskingsteelo]

A couple of weeks back i had a bad master cylinder, once i replaced it, it wasnt building any pressure so i went on and replaced the slave cylinder and bled and reverse bled it and now it has pressure, now that it has pressure the clutch isnt coming up all the way up and its not letting me put it into gear. Itll go into gear when its turned off but not when its on. Anybody have an idea of what it could be? Any help is aprecciated. Thanks.

[E30NJ]

Possible shift synchro?

[The Dark Side of Will]

Sounds like your clutch isn't releasing.
Bent MC pushrod? Bent mount tang on pedal?

Is the MC reinstalled correctly? Is it the correct MC (long enough)?

[Jaxx_]

Sounds like your clutch isn't releasing.

Here's a correct diagnosis. If at a stop and there's a difference between the engine on and off it's clutch related.

I would say that bleeding the clutch systems is notoriously difficult in these cars. I would still suspect that since it has been the only thing that changed, the hydraulic system is something to look into.

[jlevie]

I would say that bleeding the clutch systems is notoriously difficult in these cars. I would still suspect that since it has been the only thing that changed, the hydraulic system is something to look into.

Actually is isn't hard at all to bleed the clutch. A pressure bleeder will do the job in a minute or so. Or you can pump the clutch pedal 80-100 times and it will self bleed. Both of those techniques presume that the master cylinder is good (remans frequently aren't) and that there are no leaks in the lines or slave cylinder.