Hi Folks,
Could I ask you all to help in diagnosing a clutch/gearbox problem in my
1500 Midget.
Sometimes it's impossible to get it into 1st gear, even with the car at a=
standstill. The trick of putting it 2nd and then into 1st doesn't work an=
d
I have to take off in 2nd gear. Also, sometimes it clonks when upshiftin=
g
from 2-3 and 3-4 (as I take my foot off the clutch pedal). The clonk see=
ms
to come from just behind the gear selector stick. Today, I tried to get =
it
from 4th to 2nd (as I was braking real hard before a turn) and it did not=
like it - not a clonk, but mucho resistance. Also, in general, changing
gears is a little stiffer than in my 1275.
I've put in a rebuilt clutch MC and bled the system with an Ezi-Bleed. T=
he
slave cylinder refused to come out - I can turn it around with a pair of
Vice-Grips but there appears to be suction from Hell keeping it in there =
-
so I havn't been able to replace it. =
There is an "inspection cover" on the driver's side footwall(?). Is this=
a
carry- over from the 1275, for filling the gearbox. Anyhow, looking in
there I can see a clean oily shaft from the gearbox moving forward and
backward when changing gears - is that normal or is something poking out =
of
the gearbox that shouldn't be?
I'm kind of dreading what you'll say but, like Click and Clack say, "the
truth will set you free".
Thanks for any advice.
Regards, Adrian
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