Looking on the black-side it could be mechanical inside the bell-housing.
But first support the car safely, get under and measure the travel of the
slave piston and arm when someone operates the pedal - should be about 1/2".
If this is what you get then it is in the bell-housing. If the travel is
significantly less than 1/2" then it looks the hydraulics.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: M. Edwin Vaughan <edvaughan@juno.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 10:40 PM
Subject: Clutch woes
> Hello folks,
>
> Well, I went to the auto parts store and picked up a rebuilt alternator.
> On the way home I stopped by the bank. As I was exiting the drive-thru I
> sort of lurched starting off, which I hardly ever do and then I noticed
> that my clutch felt really odd. There is way too much free-play in the
> pedal and the last bit of pedal travel actually disengages the clutch,
> but now I feel like I need a hole in the foot well in order to get enough
> travel to completely disengage the clutch! Can the wise list sages tell
> me what has happened? Boy, and I was trying to save up for a new
> camshaft, lifters, timing bits............
>
> Edwin
> '77 MGB
>
> PS: I was mulling over naming my car after the X-Men character "Beast"
> (they are both blue). Do ya'll think the car read my mind and got
> upset??? <G>
>
> "I try to think but nuthin' happens."
> -- Curly Howard (the stooge)
>
> The MG Filling Station
> http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/seatbelt/572
>
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