First thing to do is check the travel of the rod that comes out of the
slave cylinder. Have your wife push the clutch pedal, and you look to
see how much travel there is in the rod. There should be at least 1/2".
If there is, you don't have a fluid problem, a cylinder problem, or a
mechanical pedal problem (oval holes, etc). The problem is AFTER the
slave cylinder. That leaves the rod itself, the throw out bearing yoke
and or pin, the throw out bearing, the clutch plate, or the clutch
cover. Check the easy stuff first ... the rod and its pin. Good luck.
Larry Hoy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jon Lind
> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 9:27 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Clutch slipping...
>
>
> Howdy. It's been a while since I've been on. I'm having a problem
with my
> clutch. About 2 years, though only 3000 miles, ago I paid a guy to
replace
> the clutch on my MGB. When I picked it up he assured me that it was
normal
> that the clutch engaged at the very end of the clutch lever's travel.
Just
> as you release the lever it would finally engage. I suspected at the
time
> this wasn't correct, but what could I say? It worked and it's not
adjustable.
>
> Recently the clutch started slipping when it was warm. Finally, on
Friday,
> it started slipping so badly that I could barely drive it home. What
could
> cause this? The fluid has been replaced several times. Even if the
slave
> or master were bad (they shouldn't be, but you know how that goes) it
would
> seem that it would cause it to no longer disengage, but if everything
else
> failed it would always engage.
>
> Any ideas what I can do to fix this? Thanks guys.
>
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