well yesterday i took the hatch out to look at some apartments... got about three blocks, when i shifted into second and let my clutch go i lost every single gear

when i push the clutch in i hear kind of a scrapeing/light grinding sound and it continues for about 30 seconds after releaseing it as well.. if i put it in gear and rev it the sound will get slightly louder and you can tell something is rubbing and corresponds with the engine rpms

im thinking throw out bearing because the last week or so every now and then i'd have trouble shifting into gears for about a minute of frantic clutch stomping because i was in traffic and i heard the classic T/O bearing scrape when i had the clutch pushed in at a stop


i have a guy comeing to get it tomorrow and take a look but just want opinions... what do you guys think? and what would you think would be a fair price to charge to replace it for a shop?

 

i am going through similar troubles now. so far its only the release bearing spring that broke. once i get it back together i'll know if there is more damage.



oh, you dont want a shop to do this. you gotta pull the engine and trans. big $$$$

you can do it w/ basic hand tools and an engine hoist (i rented the hoist for $20/day) took me 3 hours to get everything out and apart. i dont know you level of expertise but its only nuts and bolts, neanderthal type ----, not difficult

 

thorw out bearing or pressure plate

 

"lost every single gear"

I vote you exploded the diff.

 

it will go into gear even with it on

the shop im haveing do it will do it for $200 plus parts... you dont need to pull the engine

i rebuilt my turbo D but im liveing in an apartment complex where i cant work on it so its pretty much a shop or nothing

from just shifting into second

 

yes grasshopper.

88-91 diff pins are NOT harden and the pinion gears wear thru the shaft. One wheel peels = certain death.

Select a gear, let the clutch out. Speedo moves, rattling noise, but no movement.

Only two things can cause that, exploded diff or spit out a axle.

92+ pin (except on rare 95 tranny)



88-91 pin that wore thru and snapped off



the damage

 

you dont have to remove the engine, its easy to take the engine out with it, but doesnt have to be

 

well i hope its the latter then im gonna go out and look at it now (the douche from the shop hasnt picked it up yet)

 

well passenger side axle is all the way in, im gonna have to wait untill tomorrow to check the driver side..

i didnt see any damage to the tranny case like in your pic though mista bone