Thanks for the advice Richard . Hope I don't have to replace the clutch at
this stage . 80 quid is a whole lot of money for us South Africans . Damn
exchange rate :-(
Kind regards
Chris de Wet
P O Box 472 , Ifafi , 0260 , South Africa .
Telephone 012 - 3398071 ( office ) 012 - 2591129 ( home ) Cell 0839989744
Fax 012 - 3398201
One '56 TR 3 with o/d , two Heralds and four early Spitfires without o/d .
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard B Gosling [mailto:Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com]
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 3:04 PM
To: spitfires; DeWetC1
Subject: Re: Clutch : TR 3
Chris,
I had exactly the same symptoms on Daffy about 6 months ago - pedal feels
fine,
but clutch won't disengage.
The problem - one of the 4 little springs in the clutch plate had broken,
and
the little bits of broken spring were jamming between the two bits of the
clutch. The solution - new clutch (plus a new gearbox while I was at it -
reverse gear only had a few teeth left, so it made sense to replace it
while
it was out).
There may be other reasons why your clutch is jamming, but I suspect they
all
lead to the same solution - replace the clutch. If the problem was in the
pedal, the hydraulics, the slave cylinder, its connection to the throwout
bearing, any of these would lead to the clutch pedal feeling different.
In the UK it's not too big a deal, new clutches are about 80 quid and easily
available from the big suppliers - its money you'd rather not spend, but
not
the end of the world. In South Africa - who knows? Also, replacing the
Spitfire clutch is not to tricky, with the handy gearbox access from inside
the cockpit meaning you don't need to pull the whole engine/gearbox
assembly.
With the TR3 - well, you'd have a better idea than me, I've never even
touched
one!
In any case, I'm glad to hear that both you and the car have survived
unscathed
from your near-miss!
Richard & Daffy
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