Re: Clutch

["David Kirk" <david@domain.elided>]

Dear Ian,

My cluth too is a liitle variable. Sometimes I have to start in gear (either
1st or reverse), and sometimes it works well, although I always have to push
it right to the floor, and make sure the carpets don't bunch up underneath
the pedal or it grinds the gears.

So, I am intertested in following yout responses.

Dave Kirk
'72 Manual

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Soady <ian@domain.elided>
To: stag-digest@domain.elided <stag-digest@domain.elided>
Date: 13 February 1999 14:21
Subject: Clutch


>Just had a really weird thing happen - had driven about 70 miles and was
>stopped at a traffic light yesterday evening. When I went to put the car
>in first (manual) it was just as if the clutch wasn't clearing at all
>despite the fact that the pedal felt fine. Had to start the car in gear
>then change gear without the clutch (actually quite easy with the Stag).
>Tried the clutch several times and it wasn't working so I assumed that
>something serious had gone wrong. On arriving at a roundabout after a
>mile or so, pressed the clutch down and it worked perfectly!!!!! And has
>continued to do so albeit I've only driven for a few miles. I'm
>absolutely flummoxed. The only starter for 10 that I have is that I had
>for a while had a slight judder that I'd put down to a spot of oil on
>the plate and I wondered if this could have "stuck" the plates together?
>No I don't really think so either.
>
>All theories, however unlikely, gratefully received and considered.
>
>BTW, I've just checked my exhaust clearances prior to starting to run on
>unleaded. Have read the recent correspondence with great interest. Mike
>(Wattam), didn't you say about a year ago that you were using unleaded
>and had done 4000 miles with no valve recession? When I asked for bad
>experiences with unleaded on this list last summer there were absolutely
>no documented cases reported. A similar request in the SOC magazine
>again had no verified problems - but both requests elicited responses
>indicating no problems.
>
>I'll keep you all posted.
>--
>Ian Soady
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