Need help **** vh manual 4 speed torque master box blue 202 will not select gear???

[LIAMJ VH MISSION]

Hey all,,, i wanna ask all you knowledgeable peoples question or 2 but let u all no what is going on first.. i bought my vh was told by previous owner wont select gears... i have had the diff out found it was a oil pool of metal chunks and spider gear peices.. now is a 3.08 center in it... gear box was a 4 speed torque master peice o crap when i pulled it apart there was a metal little c shape jigga that dropped out something to do with selector i think anyways didnt want to deal with the headache found another torque master 4 speed on ebay for 150$ picked up on satday slapped in satday afternoon all together then realize the clutch cable the plastic adjuster end all the plastic thread was stripped.. anyways thanks to old mate rare spares got another clutch cable put it in last night its at its peak adjustment and is pulling the fork in the gearbox where it should be.. car off it selects all gears fine.. start the car it wont select gears try reverse and its just the awesome noise of gears meshing... anyone got any ideas on how i can pinpoint this issue... was told its a new clutch looked fine when inspected with gearbox out.. but it not working fine... i was cooking my noggin all night trying to think bout it and all i can come too is maybe is the clutch in backwards ??? or is the clutch so far ####ed it work any other ideas much appreciated..

[SBM]

It has to be something to do with the clutch. Its either adjusted wrong or completely stuffed. Did you pull the pressure plate off to inspect it or just look at it?

[LIAMJ VH MISSION]

i did not remove pressure plate just poked around with torch looking it looked pretty fat and healthy.. i got the transmission from a guy from ebay it is out of a vk.. 1 other thing came to mind last nite while pondering the ball joint behind the fork could it be screwed in too far??.. its not the cable as i have fitted a new one and even to the point of putting a hose clamp at the firewall end to get that little bit extra pull out of it and get the pedal to sit flush... what else could it be either the clutch is toast or the ball joint needs to be adjusted ??? does this sound about rite i honestly am cooking my brains trying to think of what else it could be

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

You may have a bent or broken fork, that will do what you are experiencing too.

[vkberlina]

something left of field, what oil are you using in the box??

scott

[LIAMJ VH MISSION]

off the top of my head i do believe it was penrite gear oil 75 has 75w-80... but im fairly sure its got to be something besides the oil.. if it was working and feeling shit through changes and noisy and all yeah i could understand oil but not even shifting into gear... my good mate suggested last night to put it into first hold my foot on the clutch and try start it this a good idea or just do more damage??? any help today would be really appreciated so i can go home and attack it..

[Tree cutter]

The clutch plate could be stuck to the flywheel if it has been sitting for a while. Try what your mate said and be ready to jump on the brakes when it starts. It will make a loud bang when the clutch plate releases but shouldnt do any damage. I have seen this done on brand new cars that have been parked in car dealerships for a while.

[LIAMJ VH MISSION]

i took the more dramatic alternative dropped the gearbox out again... and the oil i used in it wasnt gear oil it was penrites hypoid oil.. anyways i have the box out the clutch off... clutch looks near brand new no blue tinge on it is still really meaty and looks fine and the pressure plate side looks new too... so i wasnt lied to about the new clutch in it... so after some elimination i compared both the forks i have and they are both exact same so not bent... i have new clutch cable fitted compared the two cables they are same.. im thinking maybe it has something to do with the ball joint that the fork pivots on im guessing winding it out further will bring the fork forward more could this maybe help me or make things worse??? any ideas or could it have been what tree cutter sugested and just the clutch sticking from sitting for the last 8 months or so... or is it possible to over adjust the clutch cable somehow???? any ?????

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

How much slack is in the pedal? Is the pedal up near the brake pedal or really low?