Clutch stuck or broken

[alansti]

Hi All,
My Seven has been standing for a year, I'm trying to recommission it but the clutch doesn't seem to work at all now and the gears crunch, I've changed the Master and slave cylinder seals but it still doesn't work. If it's just the friction plate rusted to the flywheel is there a recommended way of freeing it without removing the gearbox? I know that the clutch forks also break, I guess this would give me the same symptoms.

[dursleyman]

There are several ways, the one that always works for me is to get it warmed up and switch off. Put it in first and start it - you are now kangaroo style down the road. Now, holding the clutch down keep going on-off-on-off with the gas pedal and it WILL suddenly free.
Sounds very drastic and needs some clear road but never fails.

Russ

1980 TR7 Sprint DHC, 1981 TR7 Sprint DHC
Dursley
UK

http://tr7russ.blogspot.co.uk/

[alansti]

Thanks Russ, Are there any other ways to free the clutch? the car is in a difficult location.

[parrish]

Unfortunately not,
I had the same problem last year, due to my car being parked in an awkward spot, in an underground garage against a wall, I had no option but to remove the engine and G Box from the car (and mines a V8), as soon as I touched the clutch plate with a screw driver the thing just fell off.
Oh and yes you can remove a V8 through the top.


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[FI Spyder]

How about putting the rear on jack stands, putting it in whatever gear, starting it and as the rear tires are turning with the clutch pedal depressed jamming the brakes. You might need higher revs than idle so a second person under the hood to activate the throttle.

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[alansti]

Thank you all for your responses, I managed to bump the car back out of the driveway into the road on the battery with enough time to check on coming traffic, which I'd been worried about. Then did the kangaroo hop up and down the road as per Russ's suggestion until it cleared.

[Grant Hull]

Will this work the way Spyder has suggested?

[saabfast]

Yes, but make sure the car is secure and firmly on the axle stands. I used to have an infrequently used Imp (due to engine maladies) which I used a similar method on, but had it pulled up to the top of the long downhill drive we had then and drove back down declutching and braking. Have also heard of the car being nosed up to a substantial tree and a similar method used. It is best to get it hot first so that heat soaks into the clutch assembly.

Alan
Saab 9-5 2.3t Vector Auto Estate
'81 TR7 DHC

[RadioGuy]

The "Kangaroo Hop" works here as well...at least twice.


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