[TR] clutch issue

[Randall]

Make sure it's not a hydraulic issue first.  According to Barney Gaylord,
MGA should get at least 1/2" motion at the slave (just like a TR)
https://mgaguru.com/mgtech/clutch/ct_101.htm

Conventional brake fluid gets old and corrosive, even just sitting in the
car without being driven.  So it's quite possible to suffer a hydraulic
failure while the car is parked.

Then my suggestion is to just drive it a bit, while holding the clutch pedal
down.  Start the engine and warm it up a bit in neutral, then shut it off
and shift to the appropriate gear.  Start it in gear, back out of the
driveway or whatever, shut the engine off to stop.  Put in 1st and start it
again; drive around the block if need be.

Last time it happened to me, I didn't even get out of the driveway before it
broke loose; worked fine after that.

-- Randall 
56 TR3 TS13571L once and future daily driver
71 Stag LE1473 - awaiting engine rebuild
71-2-3 Stag - awaiting gearbox rebuild 

> 
> Car sat for 3 years and now the clutch doesn't work.
> 
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> 
> Could be clutch replacement but someone suggested that maybe 
> the clutch and pressure plate have rusted together?  is there 
> a way, short of pulling it, to separate them?
> 
>