Mark -
Another thing is to find a steep hill, put yourself in a lower gear which
provides braking (around 2000 + rpms) and then disengage the clutch as you
are going down the hill. This will break it free without having to jack it
up.
Alan
On 8/8/06, Mark Goodman <mkgoodman@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
> Dear Mark & Kathy,
>
> I also had a good floor jack under the differential as a safety measure.
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark and Kathy [mailto:mgtrcars@galaxyinternet.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 7:13 AM
> To: Mark Goodman; Healeys@Autox. Team. Net
> Subject: Re: Thank You Gary Hemphill
>
> 3000RPMs on jack stands? Hope your insurance is up to date!
>
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Goodman" <mkgoodman@worldnet.att.net>
> To: "Healeys@Autox. Team. Net" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 12:00 AM
> Subject: Thank You Gary Hemphill
>
>
> >I went to start up my BJ8 tonight, and this is the fourth time that I
> found
> > my clutch disc stuck to the flywheel. I was in Singapore for 10 days
> and
> > wanted to make sure things were OK for my 2.5 hour drive to Encounter in
> > Lionsville, PA.
> >
> > The first time that the clutch was stuck to the flywheel, I pushed the
> car
> > down the driveway in fourth gear to get it started and then hit the
> brakes
> > and nothing changed. Then I spent a total of about 6 hours removing the
> > transmission and then prying loose the clutch, cleaning the surface of
> the
> > flywheel and putting it all together again.
> >
> > During a conversation with Gary Hemphill after that happened, he said
> that
>
> > I
> > went way too far. He suggested to put the rear of the car up on jack
> > stands, start it in third gear, rev up to 3K and then slam on both the
> > foot
> > and hand brakes. It has worked the past three times like a charm.
> >
> > I hope that this is helpful to someone else!!!!!
> >
> > Mark Goodman
> > 66BJ8 35503
>
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