At 04:32 PM 10/23/2003, James Rogerson wrote:
>At 04:01 PM 10/23/2003 -0400, Mike King wrote:
>>Here's my dilemna...my SM Civic has been sitting for a couple of months. Now
>>the clutch has decided to "weld" itself to the pressure plate just from
>>sitting and from all the condensation and such. I've tried starting it in
>>gear about 20 times and it hasn't seemed to help yet. I just hate the stress
>>on the driveline to start it in gear so many times. Any ideas on how to get
>>the two loose? I've thought about pulling the starter off and spraying some
>>WD40 in there..any thoughts on that? Whatever advice would be great.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Mike
>
>With the car in first or reverse and the engine off, rock the car back and
>forth until you hear it go bang and release. 8^)
You should be holding the clutch pedal down while rocking it of course.:)
Gary Spray
Topeka Kansas
Mazda Miata-CSP Solo 2
http://www.kansasregionscca.org/photos/052503Solo/P5250050.jpg
"To win is nice, to race is enough."
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