At 12:22 AM 6/29/98 EDT, BobMGT@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 98-06-26 01:07:13 EDT, you write:
>
>> Another thing that was odd was a funky clutch. The hydraulics seemed to
>> be working okay and I was getting good feel but the engagement was
>> really grabby. Literally, I only 'drove' the car back into the garage
>> and I managed to chirp the tires and don't think I moved the pedal
>> hardly at all on the upswing. Is the clutch made of funky material or
>> something?
>
>The TD does not have a hydraulic clutch, linkage is strictly mechanical. The
>grabbiness is probably due to worn out motor mounts, believe it or not. Worn
>out mounts let the motor move against the clutch linkage which moves the
>clutch. Until I replaced the mounts, I was always either chirping the
tires or
>stalling the engine every time I started up from a standstill. If the mounts
>are original, they are guaranteed to be bad. Rubber just doesn't last that
>many years. (I originally learned or this motor mount/clutch connection right
>here on this list. I forgot from whom, but I'd like to thank him.)
>
>Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
>EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
>52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
>71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
>
Bob you got it right. When I got my TF I had the same problem. I didn't fix
it and broke a half shaft . It should be fixed ( its an easy fix ) before
damage is done.
Mike
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