Transmission replacement instructions please?

TATTS50

MEMBER
2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER
4 CYL
FWD
MANUAL
100,000 MILES

I have an '01 Limited edition with a 5sp manual and 100,000 miles. I was driving home last night when the wheels locked up, and a loud crashing/banging could be heard and felt from the engine compartment. The cabin then filled up with what smelled like and I'm assuming was clutch smoke. The engine kept running fine, however, even with the clutch pedal all the way out and the engine running, the gear lever could be placed in any gear without anything happening. Anyone have an idea what failed here because I'm stumped!

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DANNY L

MECHANIC
5,648 POSTS

Hello, I'm Danny.

Here is the information you requested regarding a possible clutch or transmission failure. Here are tutorials showing how to remove and replace the cv axles, clutch, and manual transmission for you to inspect and repair the failure:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-cv-axle

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-clutch

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/transmission-replacement-removal-manual

I've attached pictures steps below on how to remove the manual transmission to inspect the clutch and transmission on your car. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.

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