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Re: Clutch Weirdness

To: Bill Manning <gripdad@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Clutch Weirdness
From: Susan Hensley <susan@bearcom.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 12:47:11 -0600
Hi Mark!

I had this happen to my first Spitfire and the splines between the disk
part and the inner part (with the springs) had completely sheared.  Car
ran fine, but went nowhere!  

Keep Triumphing,
Susan Hensley   :)
  

Bill Manning wrote:
> 
> Fellow Triumphants,
> 
> I got home tonight & before shutting the car off popped the clutch with
> the
> car in gear (the topper to the day from HELL). The car stalled out. I
> went
> to push the clutch pedal in and it wouldn't easily go down. I restarted
> the
> car & the pedal moves now, but the clutch doesn't seem to do anything. I
> 
> checked the fluid resevoir and it is about 1/3 full. Any thoughts on
> what
> I've done to the car?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mark
> 
> Mark Milotay, Principal
> On the Mark Software & Consulting
> 
> Mark,
>     It could be that you broke one of the four springs in your clutch
> disk. I had this happen in my first vintage race and I hear it is quite
> common with stock clutches in racing Spitfires. The clutch would not
> disengage even though I had some peddle pressure.    --Bill-- VARA EP
> Spitfire #3

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