David,
You are right, my brain burped!
I did the deed by pushing with the car in 4th and a helper depressing the
clutch pedal.
Sorry,
Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire
At 11:03 AM 7/12/99 -0400, David Brock wrote:
>Atwell / Chris:
>
>If you push it with the shifter in neutral, isn't the whole clutch rotating-
>both plates together, thus not "un-sticking" them if they're stuck?
>
>I freed mine years ago by (I think) leaving the shifter in 4th, and propping
>the clutch to the floor with a 2x4- and pushing with all my might. That
>popped it out after a breif hesitation, with a distinctive sound of releif
>from both the car and me.
>
>I may be wrong, however- I don't claim to have either a good memory or
>mechanics skills...
>
>;-David
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Atwell Haines [mailto:carbuff@nac.net]
>Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 8:44 PM
>To: Chris Pappathopoulos; Spit list
>Subject: Re: clutch bleeding
>
>Chris,
>
>How long has your car been sitting? When I got my Spit, the clutch was
>stuck to the flywheel.
>
>I freed mine by putting the 1 13/16 socket on the crank nut with the
>breaker bar against the frame, then pushing the car with all my might!
>[gearshift in neutral]
>
>On another auto list I belong to, owners routinely have the clutches stick
>even after a winter's rest. I guess it doesn't take that long. To which I
>say: Drive 'Em If You Got 'Em!
>
>Atwell Haines
>'79 Spitfire
>
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