Mine is a year-round driver, too, but my thought is that it would help to
start the engine and use the clutch to move the car (just slightly)
occasionally. The problem is that moisture and the pressure from the cover
plate springs combine to bond the clutch disk to the pressure plate. I'm
not sure, but I believe just pumping the pedal to temporarily relieve the
spring pressure without getting some relative motion between the disk and
pressure plate would still allow the moisture to do its work.
Steve Byers
Havelock, NC USA
'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool
than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
----- Original Message -----
From: <Lancer7676@aol.com>
To: <fpixley@kingston.net>; <spridgets-digest@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 1999 7:23 AM
Subject: Re: annual siezed clutch disk to flywheel
> In a message dated 10/31/99 5:12:50 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> fpixley@kingston.net writes:
>
> << Does anyone know of a way to prevent this annoyance from occurring? >>
>
> I drive mine year-round so haven't dealt withthis problem, but I would
think
> that if you get in the car at regular intervals, like Monthly, and pumped
the
> clutch a few strokes to flex the system, it might keep it from happening??
>
> --David C.
>
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