todays clutch report

[zimmy]

with clutch in the slave is fully extended and firm...
i put the car on stands in the back...started it up and tried the rev it up then brake(hand) approach....just dies like it should.........
tried 1-4 gears with no results other than it wants to jump outta first whe revved up with the wheels off the ground...
next........

 

[jlaird]

I'm afraid I would pull the engine and do it right. Sorry.

 

[Trevor Jessie]

IF you have an engine hoist, you can pull the engine and tranny, replace the clutch and have it put back together in a day (even the first time)

Somebody else might have a suggestion for freeing the clutch. There might be something you can spray in there to help release it, but I don't know what it would be.

 

[jcatnite]

Be careful. I scratched my pressure plate up poking around in there with a screwdriver. I should have known better but I didn't think I had the blade in as far as it ended up being. Just my $0.02
JC

 

[jlaird]

27 bolts to remove engine.

 

[Deleted member 3577]

Read this for stuck clutch......

https://mgaguru.com/mgtech/clutch/ct_104.htm

 

[zimmy]

i dont have a hoist and if i pull the engine id rather put in a new clutch which i cant afford right now.....someday

 

[jlaird]

That's it, and he wasted a lot of words to make it clear.

 

[zimmy]

ive read that 10 times ....this has been a pain in the butt ...but i will make it happen whatever it takes...
thanks for the "already been there support"...
i also read if you depress your pedal during storage this problem isnt likely to happen...i use a retractable aluiminum curtain rod as my clutch man....never says a word ; ) ......zimmy

 

[jlaird]

Only ever had it happen one time when I stored the bug for the winter, drove it daily the rest of the time, 20+ years.

 

[DrEntropy]

The "Shock treatment" has always been a last resort for me but I have used it. Warm the engine up to temp first, as that seems to help a lot when trying to "snap" the surface tension of the disk-to-flywheel. Good luck.

 

[sparkydave]

[ QUOTE ]
ive read that 10 times ....this has been a pain in the butt ...but i will make it happen whatever it takes...
thanks for the "already been there support"...
i also read if you depress your pedal during storage this problem isnt likely to happen...i use a retractable aluiminum curtain rod as my clutch man....never says a word ; ) ......zimmy

[/ QUOTE ]

Be aware, if you do leave the clutch depressed, that most likely the fluid *will* find a way past the seals, and brake (or clutch) fluid does a nice job of taking paint off. Better plan: Depress the clutch, and wedge a block of wood between the clutch arm and the bellhousing. Don't leave the hydraulics under pressure, because the fluid will leak out. Hint: This is why my dad can't leave the hydraulic power windows on his '47 Lincoln in the "up" position for more than a week at a time.

 

[piman]

Hello Zimmy,

when I have had a stuck clutch, I've never bothered with jacks etc. I just warm up the engine, stop it, engage first gear, clutch down, start the engine and accelerate, then immediately swivel my foot to the brake (keep accelerating) and stand on it. Usually works within a cars length or so.

Alec