[Healeys] Perhaps throw out bearing?

[Harold Manifold]

Dennis,

Based on your description it could very well be the throw out bearing. A
friend recently replaced the clutch on his Healey and discovered the throw
out bearing had completely failed. All of the throw out bearing wear
material was gone and the remaining metal part of the TOB would push
against the clutch pressure plate.

Do you hear any grinding sounds when pushing in the clutch with the engine
running?

Harold

On Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 10:51 AM Dennis Gavin via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I’m attempting to understand what my problem is with my BJ7. When I was in
> bumper to bumper Cape Cod traffic approaching the bridge the engine heated
> up to about 200 degrees. Not bad for a 90 degree day and barely moving. It
> was very difficult to get into 1st or 2nd gear and became more difficult
> as it heated up. Also when I pushed the clutch to disengage the idle would
> slow down and stall. I could keep it going by adding more gas  and if I put
> it in neutral and let the clutch out it would recover to good idle
> immediately. Could this be the throw out bearing becoming difficult or what
> do our experts suggest. It became almost impossible to drive so I pulled
> over and let it cool down for about 45 minutes. I met so many people
> stopping to offer help or water or just to chat as the traffic was so slow
> you had the time to chat. Let me know what you think and, as always, I’m
> very thankful to this group that has been so helpful to me for years.
>
>
>
> Dennis Gavin
>
> Mashpee, MA
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