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pethia

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1979 1500 midget with 2 problems:
1. I noticed in heavy stop and go traffic today that I had difficulty shifting the gearshift into 1st and then into second gear. Does this sound like I need to replace the clutch master cylinder?

2. I like to drive the car to work on the highway, but notice a fair amount of uncomfortable vibration the second I exceed 50MPH. I have all 4 tires recently balanced, but the problem still persists. I even rotated the tires from front to back to see if that helped...no.
Thanks for your input!
John
 
pethia said:
1979 1500 midget with 2 problems:
1. I noticed in heavy stop and go traffic today that I had difficulty shifting the gearshift into 1st and then into second gear. Does this sound like I need to replace the clutch master cylinder?
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Have you replaced the clear plastic clutch line? perhaps it is getting warm and expanding some with the warmer underhood tems of stop and go driving.
pethia said:
2. I like to drive the car to work on the highway, but notice a fair amount of uncomfortable vibration the second I exceed 50MPH. I have all 4 tires recently balanced, but the problem still persists. I even rotated the tires from front to back to see if that helped...no.
Thanks for your input!
John
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If the drive shaft has been removed and not replaced in the same position, it is possible that it may cause a vibration.




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