Clutch issues put it in first and it won't go?

2013 KIA SOUL
144,766 MILES • 1.6L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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ALABAMAJ
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I just replaced the cluch in my 2013 kia soul 6 speed. When its first cranked it will go into gear fine and change gears. After driving it for less than 30 min, I will like stop at a red light or stop sign and put it in neutral, when the light changes or I try to start to go I press in the cluch, put it in first and it won't go anywhere. Then I can turn the car off for a while and it will go into gear for only for a few minutes and then its like its not in gear anymore.
Mar 22, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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Hello, so to get this straight, when it wont go into gear and you shut the engine off and it will go into gear? Or it goes into gear but will not engage the transmission so move the car? These are very different problems so I need to know for sure. Please upload a short video in your response of the problem, so I can see what's going on. This video might help as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpBMj5ZY_bo

Please upload a short video in your response of the problem, so I can see what's going on. Ken
Mar 23, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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When its not been crank up for a while I can crank it and it will go into gear, after driving for less than 30 minutes it will not go back in any gear clutch engaged or not and no grinding. Sometimes I can pull off the side of the road and sit a min and get it to crank and go in gear but if I stop at a red-light and put it in neutral when the light turns green it won't move. Like my videos
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Mar 23, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Okay, thanks for the videos, so it looks like the CV axle is not fully seated into the transaxle. I would check the engagement of the inner cv axle joints on both sides. Let me know what you find.
Mar 24, 2026 at 8:37 AM