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1. Stuck clutch??? (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 20:39:09 -0500
Any suggestions on how to unstuck a clutch? My TR-4A has been in storage, we got it running, but the clutch is stuck to the fly wheel...can not release......if no other trick to release it, we will h
/html/triumphs/2000-09/msg00549.html (7,051 bytes)

2. Re: Stuck clutch??? (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 21:44:29 -0400
Put the car in gear, foot on the brake, other foot on the clutch pedal and try to start it. This freed the clutch on my TR6, which had been sitting for 4 years before I got it. -- George Richardson W
/html/triumphs/2000-09/msg00552.html (8,141 bytes)

3. Re: Stuck clutch??? (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 19:34:33 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"
I really enjoy explaining this, as I had great fun doing it on my MGA with the same problem. The temperate solution is, as George says, start the car in gear (makes sure you have a clear path and be
/html/triumphs/2000-09/msg00553.html (8,415 bytes)

4. Re: Stuck clutch??? (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 23:30:46 EDT
The old timers trick is to just put it into gear, take off the parking brake of course, and with the help of several beefy friends rock the thing front to back, back to front a violently as you can.
/html/triumphs/2000-09/msg00556.html (6,895 bytes)

5. RE: Stuck clutch??? (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 09:01:51 +0100
Hi Larry, I've had to deal with this problem with several different Triumphs, and I so far I have a 100% success rate. My procedure is to raise the rear end so the wheels are off the ground and make
/html/triumphs/2000-09/msg00568.html (8,835 bytes)

6. Re: Stuck clutch??? (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 15:03:25 -0500
I want to thank all the suggestions for releasing the clutch. Being only an amateur mechanic, I took my TR-4A to a long time experienced professional......I took along your ideas and learned that he
/html/triumphs/2000-09/msg00596.html (10,086 bytes)

7. Re: Stuck clutch??? (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 16:19:27 EDT
I got to exactly that point with a Mk IV Spitfire: tried what I thought was every trick several times, then "reluctantly" began removing the gearbox. No sooner did I do that and begin to unbolt the c
/html/triumphs/2000-09/msg00597.html (7,811 bytes)

8. Re: Stuck clutch??? (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 11:08:40 -0500
Years ago a friend had an Elva Courier ( MGB engine/trans ) with stuck clutch. We tried many of the previously mentiioned tricks. Before pulling the tranny, I loosened the bell housing bolts/studs, g
/html/triumphs/2000-09/msg00625.html (7,884 bytes)


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