[Mgs] Hot clutch shudder

W. David Houser mgs4dave at tampabay.rr.com
Sun Apr 19 13:25:17 MDT 2009


Clutch shudder on an MGTD could also be caused by oil soaked front or  
rear motor mounts.
Might be something to check on the B
Cheers,
Dave Houser


On Apr 19, 2009, at 11:40 AM, Larry Daniels wrote:

> Thanks, Ron.  Could anyone explain to me why there is no shuddering  
> from the
> clutch when it is cold?  I mean, if oil is the problem, wouldn't it  
> still be
> there when it is cold?
>
> Larry
>
> ==================
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Engelhardt" <hardt at sonic.net>
> To: "mgs" <mgs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 9:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] Hot clutch shudder
>
>
> This rings a distant bell in what passes for my memory. My car used to
> do this about 20 years ago. If I remember correctly it was oil on the
> face on the clutch that caused this. I would have to occasionally  
> spray
> carb or brake cleaner on it to make it stop. I've installed  a new
> clutch and pressure plate since then and haven't had any problems  
> since.
> Good luck!
>
> Ron
> 58 MGA
> www.nobbc.com
>
> Larry Daniels wrote:
>> My 67 Austin Ute is starting to get clutch shudder when taking off  
>> in 1st
>> gear.  Only happens when it gets good and warmed up.  Doesn't exist  
>> at all
>> when cold.  It usually takes a good highway run to get it to act  
>> up.  It
>> has a
>> detuned version of the 1622 as used in the MGA Mark II with the 3- 
>> synchro
>> trans.  Any ideas what's up?
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Larry Daniels


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