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kmiles75, 2.0L 4 Cylinder, Chicago, IL, March 17, 2010, 18:22
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i put a new clucth in my 1997 jetta and i cant get it to go in the right gears the selector rod was pulled out but put back know it grinds when i try to put it in the gears

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    Bret Bodas March 19, 2010, 15:52
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    Grinding indicates a clutch that is not functioning properly. It's really hard to know what is wrong, you may need to remove the transmission to find out why this is happening.

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