I might guess the throwout bearing pivot broke. Instead of the T-O
bearing moving then the pivot moves, and no disengagement. At the
same time, it can jam out of place and hold pressure on the T-O brg
and its all a mess.
Good luck.
Donald.
> Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 23:21:39 -0500
> From: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I sent this to the Spitfire list and didn't get what I felt was the
> "unquestionably" right answer ;) , so I thought I would try the Triumph
> list. By the way for the TR folks, the Spitfire has just a metal pipe
> from the master cylinder to the slave cylinder - no rubber hoses.
>
> I have an unusual (I think) problem with the clutch on my 80 Spitfire.
> I was driving to the Heartland MG meet and pulled into a McDonald's.
> The clutch felt just a little strange as I was coming to a stop.
>
> Well, when I came back out, the engine cranked over kind of slow then
> started up. I let off the hand brake and pulled it out of first -THEN I
> started rolling back which seemed a little odd. It wouldn't go into
> reverse without grinding, as a matter of fact it wouldn't go into any
> gear without grinding.
>
[snip]
> Does anyone have any suggestions? At the moment, my best guess is the
> rebuild on either the master or the slave failed. Neither were leaking
> when I rebuilt them, which was done solely for the purpose of switching
> to silicone.
>
> Thanks,
> Roger Elliott
> 80 Spitfire
>
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