Dustin Howarth wrote:
>
> hi all -
>
> I've been having a little trouble with my clutch lately: occasionally, it
> seems that the clutch does not engage fuly when the pedal is depressed, and
> I get a grind when trying to slip it into 1st or reverse. If i play with
> it for a while, going forward a bit in 2nd, engaging and disengaging the
> clutch, etc., the problem often goes away and shifts are smooth. Also, if
> i just drive for a while, it often doesn't happen at the next opportunity.
>
> The car is a stock '73 midget. I replaced the clutch last summer, and this
> problem has been happening all along, but more often lately. Any ideas?
>
Dustin
Sounds like a wearing out slave cylinder.
It may be time to rebuild the clutch hydraulics, master and slave.
If one is going, the other is not far behind.
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