got a question bout my saturn

[GregYAMAHA]

i have a 1999 saturn sl1 five speed manuel and well the clutch is so soft now i dont even know how it comes back up a hamster could push it down and juswt put brand new slave cylinder on it but dont know and only goes into 1st 5th and reverse

[Crazymays77]

did you get all the air out of it??

[Bo Duke]

did you get all the air out of it??

They bleed themselves dont they?

[Crazymays77]

not sure never did one before just throwing it out there.

[GregYAMAHA]

fluids are good and slave cylinder is breand new and i think some bleed themselves and others you have to do manuely cause the one that was on it had a bleeder screw and this one doesnt. would the throw out bearing cause this prob if it was put back in backwards??

[Norm Henderson]

i think you gotta bleed em, im not sure if they bleed themselves or not, bit if they do you got your bleeder messed up

[GregYAMAHA]

this one doesnt have a bleeder screw but the other on that was on it did. but this on is brand new from the dealership
could the throw out bearing have anything to do with this?

[J.C.]

well if you put the throwout bearing on backwards then it wll have more clearance then if it was right. so yeah it might have something to do with it. i had an 84 camaro i forgot to put the throwout bearing in, it sucked, had to tear it all back down again.

[GregYAMAHA]

thanx for the help will try this weekend to see if it works dont really want to do all that work just to find out its somthing else

[Econo-box from Hell]

I hate to be the bearer of bad new but I'm thinkin' you need a clutch.

[GregYAMAHA]

gots a new clutch and pressure plate

[Econo-box from Hell]

New means new, new does not mean good. 

The clutch disc installed backwards will do wierd stuff or possibly a clutch slave/master issue.  You will need to somehow check the pressure plate movement ( or lack of) and see if the slave push rod is moving and holding when the master cylinder is pushed.  I would suggest removing the clutch master while the line is still attached.  Have a buddy push down on the clutch while you hold the slave cyl. push rod against something solid.  If the push rod does not come out with good force and hold then I would suggest additional bleeding, new master, new slave, or all of the above.

[GregYAMAHA]

i think this weekend im gonna try putting the throw out bearing in the other way (the right way) im sure that will work

[GregYAMAHA]

all right thanks for all the help but its running right now it was the pressure plate my uncle put in backwards. but now i need a new tranny gasket. does anybody know where i can get one for cheap.