Here's the senerio that happened to me, probably never to anyone else.
If you diagnose it as being that the slave cylinder/hydraullics are
stuck disengaging the clutch and bleeding the line to the master doesn't
release the clutch, try loosening the pinch bolt that holds the slave in
place.
I had installed a new slave last year and apparently overtightened it.
This year the slave bound up when I disengaged the clutch after backing
out of the garage(see previous pinch bolt post last month). After much
diagnosis and consternation, I went about removing the slave by starting
to remove the pinch bolt. "Clunk" went the clutch as it was released.
Hope you're as lucky!
Clark
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>From: Kevin B. Rhodes[SMTP:krhodes1@maine.rr.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 1997 5:46 PM
>To: triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Spitfire clutch stuck disengaged
>
>HELP! The clutch in my Spitfire has stuck disengaged!? The pedal felt a
>little odd before it happened - like extra resistance - then no-go. The
>pedal swings back and forth freely. With the cap off the reservoir, I
>noticed that it was down a bit - maybe 3/8 inch. I topped it up and worked
>the pushrod back and forth a bunch of times and it engaged. I managed to
>drive it home, the clutch felt fine for a while but as I was pulling into
>my driveway it did it again. What is the most likely cause of this? Master
>cylinder or slave or something in the clutch release mechanism binding? I
>hope it is the Master as I have a spare! Guidance before I tear things
>apart would be much appreciated.
>
>-Kevin Rhodes
>
>77 Spitfire (69 Engine, but I think it has the 77 Transmission and O/D unit)
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