944 stuck in 5th gear

[rollyy11]

Will not shift into any other gears, is my transmission shot?
Work just fine and all at once will not shift cannot even force it to, I am hoping it is the linkage?

[bnv944]

is you clutch pedal unusually soft? if so you slave or master cyl prob blew a seal.

if the shift knob moves into all "gears" but car is still in 5th its most likely your linkage- theres a bolt that connects the rods right in front of the transaxle.

[rollyy11]

Clutch is pretty soft, since I am a new first time 944 owner, not quite sure.
I have had the car for 2 days, it has not run in 5 years! I got it running in 4 hours.
It drove and seem to have shifted fine prior to this incident. So, I am guessing that the slave blew like you said. I am and engineer and a mechanic from nuclear navy on sub so I am think I am qualified to do this restore.

Thanks I will check the linkage and the slave tonight.

[ddbach]

Useful sites for help with DIY projects

Clark's Garage Home Page
Home - Porsche 944 Turbo (951) - texasblake.com
Bennington Motorsports
Tech Articles

Good Luck

[bnv944]

rollyy, do you by chance work on the groton sub base? you actually might know my father haha