That sounds like what my '77 has been doing. It has a new Borg & Beck
clutch in it, rebuilt master and slave. DOT5 fluid.
Do you get an abnormal amount of freeplay at the top of the pedal when
you're losing the clutch? That's what mine does. If I pump it I can get
it to just go into gear. First time it happened, I let the car sit
overnight and everything seemed normal in the morning. But the next day
out it happened again.
I haven't had a chance to look at the clutch in this beast yet, but I'll
keep everyone informed on what I find. Hopefully this weekend I'll get
to look at it.
Let us know what you find out.
-=Chris
Chris King
http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/
<-----Original Message----->
From John Gottstein
Sent: 6/7/2004 2:59:35 PM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Why won't my Midget stay fixed? Clutch problems
Hi everybody,
As you may know, I just put a new engine (and clutch kit) into my 1500
Midget this Spring. While driving it about 30 miles yesterday I began
developing clutch problems and now need some help guessing what the
problem could be.
First, the 2nd gear chirped once, but I thought it was just my own bad
driving. Then, the gears became slightly harder to set, but it was cold
yesterday, so I thought that was the problem. Then, near the end of my
ride, every time I decelerated a little, there was a sound from the
engine like something was still spinning and winding down well after the
car decelerated. Since I was on the Parkway, I had to keep going, but
the sound got progressively louder and worse over about 5 miles. When I
hit the first full stop at a traffic light, I couldn't engage any gears
and had to roll the car into a nearby parking lot.
Does this sound like I have a fluid leak, or something even worse, like
a loose flywheel or something? Any suggestions for problems to look for
are very appreciated.
Thanks!
John Gottstein
'75 Midget
Now sitting in Edison, NJ
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