Start engine in neutral, get the car rolling down an incline or
get a hand push to a few miles per hour, slip it into first gear
and continue motoring slowly, push clutch pedal all the way down
and aggressively hit the accelerator on/off several times. This
has always freed a well stuck clutch for me without too much
excitement.
If your rpms do spin up and you are still not able to shift -
maybe your half inch travel is too close to the minimal side - I'm
now getting about .625 and shifting is pretty good. I have zero
play in the clevis, made sure there is no carpet holding up the
clutch pedal, bent the pedal stop tab to let it go down even a
little further, have a SS clutch line and am using the middle hole
(my shaft lever is pointing slightly rearward at rest but
holding - hopefully welded by the DPO which saves me an engine
pull for now).
Mike L
60A,67E,59Bug,74TR6
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Wright <mewright@eznet.net>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: August 18, 2002 11:56 PM
Subject: Clutch Bleeding
> I've been sitting on the sidelines for a few months since a
bought my 6,
> but enough is enough!
>
> When I bought the car the clutch pedal went to the floor so I
rebuilt the
> clutch MC and SC. Now I'm having problems engaging in any gears
since I
> bled the lines. After 3 or 4 tries I THINK I got all the air
out. The
> clevis pin travels 0.5 inches, but yet I can't shift into 1st
thru 4th and
> reverse just grinds. The clevis pin is snug and the hole on the
rod is
> just slightly oblongated.
>
> History on the car, supposedly it ran fine before it sat for 5
years before
> I got it. I've got a receipt from 1989 for a new clutch
installation and
> according to my records only 1,500 miles have been put on since.
>
> Has anyone encountered a similar situation? Could I still have
air in the
> system, is it worth bleeding again. Should I try the upper hole
of the
> clutch operating arm or won't that help. Could the clutch be
stuck to the
> flywheel from sitting for 5 years.
>
> Fearing the worst,
>
> Mark Wright
> Fairport, NY
> 1972 TR6
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