The hyd fluid sounds like the most obvious ailment as previously stated.
1 Look for fluid draining down the firewall inside the car behind your
clutch pedal.
2. Check for the movement of the actuating rod from the slave cylinder
3. Really #1, check the fluid level.
4. Broken clutch/worn clutch, but this is normally associated with clutch
slippage.
If it wasn't these, I think that your throwout bearing might be bad. And the
last grand kahuna prize is: But don't panic because this is the absolute
last case, the thrust washers in the block are shot allowing the crank to
move forward beyond the throw of the bearing fork, and the cold engine oil
at startup isn't easily squeezed out so the clutch works. Once it heats up,
it is easily squeezed out beyond tolerance. This is easily checked by
pushing the timing pulley and pulling it fore and aft. Max movement should
be about 3 thou, so if you can see noticeable movement, they are bad. But I
bet the hyd system is at fault.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Howard" <edsonh2000@yahoo.com>
To: "List Alpine" <alpines@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 7:09 PM
Subject: Series 5 transmission/clutch tech advice requested
> 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.
>
> Theories:
>
> 1. Clutch shot?
>
> 2. Tranny low on gear oil?
>
> 3. other ideas?
>
> All theories and remedies are greatly appreciated as
> usual. SHould you need any more info that might help
> you help ME, just lemme know.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ed Howard
> Orange COunty, CA
> 67 Mark 5
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