shift when off but not when on

[diflictedminds]

Maybe I am missing something. I can shift my car through all gears when it is off, but when it is on, its like pulling healthy teeth! I thought my car was having a slave cylinder/master cylinder problem until speaking with a friend who is a mechanic. He says that there is a electrical safety switch that does this and if I disconnect it I wont have any more problems. this is on a 1991 Mazda Protege Dx 5spd with 281k. Please any help would be helpful! Is this the clutch neutral switch by the bolts of the master cylinder on the firewall? or blah? im not really sure what to think anymore.....

[MD323]

there is no such unit on the BG, it sounds like you either

A are low on gear lube

B have a problem in the hydralic system (clutch master/slave)

or C the bad one, Have a problem with the pressure plate

[diflictedminds]

so the unit exists on other cars like the escort and later proteges?

ok well that solves that problem....replace all three.

by the way thank you very much

[MD323]

so the unit exists on other cars like the escort and later proteges?

ok well that solves that problem....replace all three.

by the way thank you very much

no problem, they are some cars like that, but i cant remebr off the top of my head if it was the later pro's escorts