When i start car with clutch in. i can shift through the gears. when i release in neutral and try it again i cant get into any gear. feels like a force is stopping me. and when car is off i can shift fine. clutch feels fine still as well.

YOU probably have a problem with the clutch not fully releasing when you are driving.


Clutch Drag Kills Synchros

If the clutch is correctly adjusted, it will start to engage when releasing the clutch pedal at 1 in. off of the floor. When in Heavy traffic shift trans to neutral while at a stop, take your foot off of the clutch pedal to avoid overheating the release bearing

Try to double clutch shift (press clutch, shift into neutral, release clutch, press again and try to shif) If goes ok into 1st gear then its's the syncro mechanism worn out, if still goes hard, you should check if the clutch do disengage completely

sounds like your shifting cable might of come off check and see if its still hooked up to the transmission just follow where it comes down from the stick shift into the tranny. hope this helps

check the linkage on the end of the gear shift,

Try to double clutch the clutch pedal. How to double clutch; push the clutch in moving the stick to neutral, then release the clutch and then push it back in and shift into first or second gear. If it works then it is not the shift linkage and could be a clutch adjustment. First how far do you have to release the clutch pedal until the clutch plate starts to engage? If only an inch or so the clutch pedal needs to be adjusted, which is an easy fix (this is more common). The other possible problems could be the clutch plate, throwout bearing of syncros could be bad. If it is one of the previous problems double clutching should buy you some time.

sound like your throw out bearing might be bad

You need to check the clutch hydraulics i.e. the clutch master cylinder and the slave cylinder for their function, even if its cable operated try to adjust it so as it opens the clutch fork a little more to allow the clutch plate to be free,thus easy selection of gears.
If this fails thn you will have to replace the pro-kit i.e. clutch plate, pressure plate and release bearing.
Hope this helps!

internal slave cylinders are known to leak , unfortunate it is behind clutch assembly , i would change both , clutch master and slave cylinder