Listers,
Well it happened last Saturday. I was out for a nice
drive through Valley Forge Park. I came to the end of the
park road and put in the clutch. All of a sudden - FWAANGGGGGGG
(sound of breaking spring) and a spring falls to my feet - and
the clutch feels funny. Oh S@*t...! <----(bad word)
So I figure that it is the clutch pedal return spring. OK.
No replacement on-board. I am thinking that I have yet another
flat bed trip coming.
The clutch return is weak but it looks like I can limp it home.
I watch the tach for any signs of slippage on the clutch. I don't see any.
It looks good so I try it. I do make it home (12 miles) and park the car
in the garage, and go inside.
Later I come out to the garage to check on the car. It smells funny.
Not good. I can not place the smell, but it was not the normal, good,
MG-in-the-garage smell. It did not did it smell like a clutch either. Hmmm.
My questions are, did I damage or glaze the clutch by driving the car back
home
after the spring broke ?
Do these springs normally break, or is this indicitive of some other
problem in/with the
clutch or tranny ?
Any/all help will be appreciated..
Thanks,
Gene Balinski K1NR/3
80 B
PS It was a good LBC day. Spotted one orange/red TR- ? westbound on RT-422 in
Valley Forge,
one TR -? westbound on Rt-29 from Collegeville to Phoenixville (Pa),
and a Healy 3000 near the monument in Valley Forge park. This could be a
record for non-show
related LBC spottings in E. Pa in a single day.....
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