Recent content by musicmajor2007

Ok. So I went back and checked out the linkages/bushings and they look good. When I shift the car into 1st, 2nd, and reverse with the car off, I can here the transmission "click" into each gear. There's no sloppiness in the stick whatsoever. The short throw shifter feels tight. The stick only...

I did test drive the car. It will take off in 3rd gear and yes I know it is very hard on the clutch, which is why I didn't go very far. Drove it about a quarter of a mile. It shifts just fine into 3rd from a stop and will shift into 4th and 5th too. Pumping the clutch does not help when...

Hello, I'm looking at buying a 2002 Protege5 with the manual transmission, which is in great shape except for one thing. The issue the car has, is that it will not shift into 1st, 2nd, and reverse. I've tried doubling clutching to try to slide it into any one of those gears but it just...