Most likely your pilot bearing is failing...It is in the end of the
crankshaft and usually is ok cold and worse hot in its initial stages of
failure...pull the trans and look at the input shaft for wear also if all
else fails...Repl the clutch assy while your at it...
Daryl of AA Transaxle
Duvall, WA.(Seattle area)
(425) 788-4070
1-877-377-0773 toll free
http://www.aatransaxle.com (web site)

Hi all,

I've got an '85 westy that doesn't seem to want to shift into any gear at
idle.  I suspect that the clutch is no longer disengaging.  I can still
shift at speed and when the engine isn't running, but otherwise... no go.
The problem started happenning last week, out of the blue, and has gotten
progressively worse. First it was hard, now it's unshiftable.

I checked the fluid underneath the instrument cluster, it was low (below
the
hose attachment), but not empty.  I filled it up with about 1/2 bottle of
dot 4, but that didn't seem to help either.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

wade