In a message dated 9/5/99 3:32:54 PM, stever(at)ebicom.net writes:
<< Prize goes to you. I popped the car out of gear. Backed it up a little
so I
could get in front of the car. Then I put the car in 2nd gear, got my 9 year
old
daughter to mash the clutch and pushed it backwards. Not even a sound. A
little
resistance at first, then it rolled right out. I thought it was not in gear!
But
when I checked, it was. I got her out of the seat, mashed the clutch, fired
up
the engine and it goes to any gear just fine. Thanks.
And a question to you other guys with your adventurous ideas. Do your cars
have
lots of dents on the front and back of your cars?
MrZAG57(at)aol.com wrote:
>
>
> It seems as with the amount of actuating lever travel, if one has the proper
> hydraulics, the plate can be unbound by having one person in the car with
the
> clutch pedal on the floor - tranny in any gear - and a second fellow merely
> rocking the car and she would pop loose. The amount of inertia generated by
a
> 2000 lb car rocking back and forth is significant.
>>
Thank you. There many complicated solutions proposed. Life really isn't that
way and neither are these cars.
Eric
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