[Mgs] bad clutch or?

[FrankK]

When that happened in my MGA  it was the hose to the slave cylinder that had failed.  It  is not apparent from just looking at it because the failure is inside the hose, same as the brake line hoses.   That was an easier fix than replacing the clutch.    Even replacing the slave or rebuilding it is far less labor intensive than pulling the motor and  gearbox to get to the disc and pressure plate. 
Frank Krajewski

From: dave via Mgs 
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2019 2:29 PM
To: mgs at autox.team.net 
Subject: Re: [Mgs] bad clutch or?

Picked it up today – when you start it in gear, it starts moving.  Accelerate and it goes, and if you put in the clutch, it takes most of the pressure off but it still creeps.

 

Am thinking  that I’ll bleed the clutch slave cylinder.

 

After that I’m thinking I need to replace the clutch . . .

 

From: PaulHunt73 <paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com> 
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2019 2:18 AM
To: dave <dave at ranteer.com>
Cc: mgs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Mgs] bad clutch or?

 

Agree, it would be like the clutch was fully engaged.  Most likely hydraulics as said, or possibly pilot bearing or friction plate binding.

 

PaulH.

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  I’d check hydraulics first. If it was stuck I think you’d be doing more than creeping.





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