i had similar issue with tko600 and the pressure plate was stuck as a result of the car sitting. I found that letting engine run and getting up to operating temp it would free itself
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John
68 Camaro RS Convertible Dual Quad 406 TKO600 Hotchkis TVSS SOLD
i had similar issue with tko600 and the pressure plate was stuck as a result of the car sitting. I found that letting engine run and getting up to operating temp it would free itself
It has been sitting for a while but I have at least 50 start ups in the last 6-7 months to operating temperatures. Thanks
This may sound hokey, but can you get the car rolling, then push on the shifter? (This assumes that you've got your driveshaft hooked up.) A transmission's inner parts like to move--if you do this right, no manual transmission needs a clutch for anything other than getting going. If you get rolling, you don't need the clutch to get into gear--first gear won't require much speed at all. Every gear has a road speed where it will just slip into gear (and out) with little (some) resistance (and no clutch disengagement). You also will not need much force at all; this is not a suggestion to apply violence . . .
TKOs and T5zs can be very sticky when new. Industrial boxes can be so much worse . . .
That's what I was waiting for as well. Too late now, but it should shift with no engine start ie: while just sitting there correct? I spent a very long time setting up the hydraulic clutch so it frustrating. The car is on jacks so I am wondering if and when I sit it down it might break the pressure plate away if that's the issue. It will have resistance then.
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