Well, then, that certainly sounds like a worn out clutch disc. No, I
can't really think of any other possibilities. Bad hydraulics would cause
the clutch to fail to disengage, not clutch slippage. An oily clutch
might slip, but the cure is the same -- replacement. As far as your list
of things to replace, I think you have got it covered, unless you come up
with some "while I'm at it" items to do when the motor's out. Good luck.
Don Markham had this to say:
>Dan and others,
>
>One thing I should have added is that in the last few weeks, I have noticed
>that the clutch is slipping in 3rd & 4th gears if I accelerate fairly fast,
>but under normal driving I don't notice it. This is what I noticed first and
>then noticed the change in the clutch engagement/disengagement place in the
>pedal travel. When I first bought the car about a year ago, it felt like the
>clutch fully engaged about 2" from the top of the pedal travel and had to be
>fully depressed to completely disengage at a stop. I will not rule out the
>possiblity that I don't really have a problem but I do know that there
>should zero clutch slipage.
>
>
>> Don, what makes you assume you have a problem? My 76B
>> only needs about 3 inches of travel to disengage, and
>> I had a new clutch put it a couple years (and about
>> 1500 miles) ago...
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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