Why not just jack up the rear end.... gun the engine, slam e-brake on? Seems
safer than droping the car and peeling out and crashing.
Just an inda...
Toby
|>
|>A few warnings first, make sure the brakes work, make sure the clutch
|>hydraulics work, make sure there is nothing in the way, make sure the
|>accelerator pedal does not stick. After making sure of all of
|>the above,
|>start the car in neutral and let it warm up so that it starts easily,
|>then with a nice straight clear road in front of you, start the car in
|>1st gear while HOLDING the clutch pedal down and accelerate
|>and back off
|>rapidly on the gas pedal this should break it free. Be
|>prepared to shut
|>the ignition off and hit the brakes if any obstacles present
|>themselves.
|>
|>Peter S.
|>Charlotte NC
|>
|>Larry Miller wrote:
|>>
|>> >From: "max s azevedo" <maze87@juno.com>
|>> > looking for some help. I've got a stuck clutch on a 72
|>midget. I'm trying
|>> > to get it back on the road, but have run into this
|>problem. I bought it
|>> > this way and didn't know until today. Its been off the
|>road since '93. I
|>> > suspect there might be some rust causing this problem between the
|>> > flywheel and clutch. I'd like to do this without having
|>to pull the unit
|>> > out of the car.
|>>
|>> Can someone provide Max with the preferred method for
|>breaking a clutch
|>> loose from the flywheel?
|>>
|>> Larry Miller
|>>
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