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Over the last few weeks I've found my 1997 900 Turbo (manual transmission) more and more difficult to get into gear (any gear) and in the last week or so its got really difficult. I had a look under the car last week as I'd noticed some oil spots and the driveshaft oil seal was leaking so I thought the problem may have been caused by low gearbox oil. The seal was replaced last week but the problem still exists and I read in the archives that this may be the clutch cable.
I changed the clutch cable last night (3 hours of a fiddly nasty job!) but today it is just the same. I'm pulling my hair out now so any help with a diagnosis would be appreciated.
The symptoms are that it is very difficult to change gear and it feels like the clutch is not always engaging fully. Sometimes its just difficult and requires alot of force and sometimes I get a crunch no matter which gear I try. It also seems to be worse when the weather is hot (maybe why its only just started happening too?) and it was so bad the other day that I couldn't gets 1st gear and when I tried you could feel the car trying to move forward as I tried to engage the gear.
Thanks for any help
Richard
Over the last few weeks I've found my 1997 900 Turbo (manual transmission) more and more difficult to get into gear (any gear) and in the last week or so its got really difficult. I had a look under the car last week as I'd noticed some oil spots and the driveshaft oil seal was leaking so I thought the problem may have been caused by low gearbox oil. The seal was replaced last week but the problem still exists and I read in the archives that this may be the clutch cable.
I changed the clutch cable last night (3 hours of a fiddly nasty job!) but today it is just the same. I'm pulling my hair out now so any help with a diagnosis would be appreciated.
The symptoms are that it is very difficult to change gear and it feels like the clutch is not always engaging fully. Sometimes its just difficult and requires alot of force and sometimes I get a crunch no matter which gear I try. It also seems to be worse when the weather is hot (maybe why its only just started happening too?) and it was so bad the other day that I couldn't gets 1st gear and when I tried you could feel the car trying to move forward as I tried to engage the gear.
Thanks for any help
Richard