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Re: [Mgs] MGA Clutch recommendations

To: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [Mgs] MGA Clutch recommendations
From: Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:32:25 -0400
Yes, I did exactly that, and I'm suspicious of everything in the system 
because the oil does not seem excessive.  New master, new slave, new 
teflon hose; I'm about to change the steel line, but it seems unlikely 
that's the culprit, but who knows?

Paul Hunt wrote:
> In my experience an oil leak caused the clutch to grab, not slip.  Are 
> you sure the pressure is being fully released?  I'm not familiar with 
> the MGA clutch as opposed to the MGB, but on that you should be able 
> to push the slave piston back even further into the cylinder than the 
> clutch does and create free play, if you can't then the clutch isn't 
> fully engaging.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> I have been having considerable difficulty with the clutch(s) in my 
>> MGA with a lightly modified 1622 engine.  Lots of slipping issues. 

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