After taking my daughter (and first guest since restoring the Spitfire) for a
spirited drive around the neighborhood, I came back, left the car in the
driveway, came in and grabbed the camera to take some pictures.
Here is where things get REALLY weird.
I push the clutch in, turn the key, start the engine, put the car in first and
slowly release the pedal. Nothing! Huh? What? Why aren't I moving??
The clutch feels fine, pedal firm. No loss of fluid. The clutch itself is
new. Worked like a champ for the past 25 miles or so that I've driven it. No
indication of any problems whatsoever.
Okay. Take a deep breath. Let's try this again. Let out the pedal, no
movement, no change in engine RPM, no nothing! So I try second gear, and feel
the gears engaging slightly as I shift into second, so I believe that the
clutch IS working. Let out the clutch. No movement. I try reverse. Same
thing. Nothing.
I haven't pushed the car back into the garage yet to jack it up and take a
look, but what in the Sam Hill do you suppose is happening here? I'm going
absolutely nuts! Is it possible that the front of the driveshaft came off?
Wouldn't I have heard something? I think I'm gonna be sick!
TIA,
Jeff
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