My clutch has suddenly given up! There I was, driving into work as usual,
stopped at a roundabout, go to put the car in first and discover that my
clutch is permentanly engaged. I made it the last few junctions into work
by
shoving Daffy violently into gear at low revs, then hitting the throttle to
avoid stalling, and double-de-clutching on all my changes - not very good
for
the gearbox I know, but that needs to be replaced as soon as I can afford
it
anyway.
Symptoms - the clutch still 'feels' normal, i.e. the same level of pressure
is
required to press it. The clutch does not disengage at all, even slightly.
When I got to work I checked the reservoir, it still has the same level of
fluid as when I checked in during my routine checks yesterday.
This is mainly a question for UK listers, as I need an answer by lunctime
today, so unless any of you Americans are out of bed very early you will
get
this too late! Is there any chance that this is something I will be able
to
sort out myself (at least a temporary bodge), in no more than, say, 1 1/2
hours (extended lunch break!), without the use of anything more than a
reasonably comprehensive tool kit and the usual bits and pieces (nuts,
bolts,
bits of metal) that lie around in a workshop, plus what can be purchased
from
the motor factor round the corner? Or should I just bite the bullet and
take
the afternoon off work and limp Daffy over to my nearby friendly Triumph
specialist, and beg them to drop everything to give me a couple of hours of
their time to fix her?
I need advice, and quick!
Richard Gosling and Daffy (not in good shape today!)
P.S. Please e-mail answers directly to me (Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com),
as I
subscribe to the digest, and I can't wait that long for an answer!
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