At 04:01 PM 10/23/2003 -0400, Mike King wrote:
>Here's my dilemna...my SM Civic has been sitting for a couple of months. Now
>the clutch has decided to "weld" itself to the pressure plate just from
>sitting and from all the condensation and such. I've tried starting it in
>gear about 20 times and it hasn't seemed to help yet. I just hate the stress
>on the driveline to start it in gear so many times. Any ideas on how to get
>the two loose? I've thought about pulling the starter off and spraying some
>WD40 in there..any thoughts on that? Whatever advice would be great.
>
>Thanks,
>Mike
With the car in first or reverse and the engine off, rock the car back and
forth until you hear it go bang and release. 8^)
James Rogerson
[FP #125] - Tekless Racing
jrogerson@houston.rr.com
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