Paul Heuer wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Has anyone experienced this before:
> When cold my clutch/gearbox works fine. As the car warms up it gets
> harder to select gears until after 20 mins of driving it is nearly
> impossible to change gears without a crunch. I suspect my clutch
> hydraulics need rebuilding, but I don't understand the cold/hot thing.
>
> The car was off the road for about six months while I removed the
> gearbox and put in a new clutch plate, pressure plate, throwout bearing,
> etc. The hydraulics worked well before this, but the system was left
> disconnected for the time the car was off the road.
>
> The car is a Series 3 with stock gearbox and overdrive. I did put in a
> roller throwout bearing, which appears to be working well. The gearbox
> runs 30wt engine oil.
>
> Cheers,
> Paul.
> --You may want to try lubricating the ball and cap under the gearshift
> lever. I had a similiar problem (the grease had gone away) and as the car
> heated up, it got stiff and vague. WD40 was a temporary fix until I have
> time to dismantle it.
Terry McKitrick
1960 Series I
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