You need to look under the car while someone pumps the clutch pedal, and see
if the clutch fork is moving. I think(?) it should move about 3/4's of an
inch.
If it's moving, the clutch plate probably's toast, or you've got a broken
spring in the plate. My Alpine clutches have usually gone out with the same
symptoms. Have you noticed any clutch slippage going up hills in 4th at
moderate
rpms?
I assume you checked the fluid?
Dick Sanders
In a message dated 1/24/05 6:12:03 PM Pacific Standard Time,
edsonh2000@yahoo.com writes:
<< Hi gang:
I have a 67 Series 5. Here are the symptoms.
If the car has ben sitting for a few days, it starts
up fine and shifts well in all gear includng reverse.
If I then drive say 20 miles or so (enough for the
engine to be at temp), it becomes more and more
difficult to shift. Then if I stop the car and come
back to drive it again several hours later, it is next
to impossible to get into gear (lots of grinding -- as
if pushing down on the clutch does nothing.)
With much elbow grease and the desire to pick up my
kid before the daycare closed, I managed to jam it
into third and limp down the road. After a few miles
it became somewhat easier to shift into all gears.
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