can't engage gear on my gtv6:-(

[gtv6sv]

Hey guys have had my gtv6 unregistered for a bit whilst I save up to do it up however I'm moving houses so ideally I want to get temporary Rego so I can drive it once again to the new house:-) fired up the beast which was such a sweet sound over my 99 gtv twin spark! However couldn't engage into gear,  the clutch reservoir is full, is it possible that the master and/or slave cylinder is blocked or ceased? Hoping to be a quick easy fix so I can get behind the wheel again:-D
Cheers Stefan.

[colcol]

Get under car and while someone is in car activating the clutch pedal, see if the pushrod in the slave cylinder is moving in and out, after a period of time they can stick, despite the volumes of fluid pushing them, you can sometimes free it up by tapping the clutch fork with soft mallet or grabbing the pushrod with a pair of pliers and moving it back and forth, Colin.

[gtv6sv]

Thanks heaps col will get onto it ASAP!
Always full of great advice:-)

[MD]

If both the clutch master and the slave cylinders are working but you still cannot change gears, there is another possibility that the driven plate is not disengaging from the pressure plate and flywheel. When in storage for a long time, these parts can corrode enough to bind & cause this problem.

Happens now and then during high humidity in our wet season.

The solution is a bit weird.

Have the front of the car facing out of your garage. If you have a floor jack, place a small block of wood on the lever arm jacking point and place under the DeDion tube centre. Lift the rear wheels just enough to clear the floor. Get an assistant to drop the jack lift on your signal.

Engine off. Select and engage 1st gear and leave it in gear, foot off the clutch. Start engine. It should be driving the rear wheels at this stage. Take the engine to 1500-1800 revs or so and once the revs are stable, signal to your assitant to drop the jack quickly. The car should take off as you would expect and you should power on as usual.

This "shock" treatment breaks the corrosion bind up of the driven plate and you should be able to shift gears normally. Follow this up with a couple of short take off with a little clutch slip and you will be back in business.