Q: Wont change gear

asked by on May 06, 2016

I just change the clutch master and slave cylinder on my 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Now it wont change gear. I bleed it good and theres a good pressure on the clutch. When the engine is not on you could change gear and plus when you start on 1st gear the release the clutch the car will move. I change the master and slave because the clutch sometimes sink to the floor

My car has 150000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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