I hope you did not spend $200 or so on new clutch
hydraulics for nothing!
First of all, did you confirm that the clutch
was actually refusing to release? Try putting it into
gear when the engine is off, and see what happens when
you try starting the engine with the clutch pedal
down. Does the clutch pedal resistance feel normal?
Does it grind if you try to shift into reverse?
If somebody presses the plutch pedal, can
you feel or see the actuating rod at the slave
cylinder actually move?
If it's not the hydraulics, the problem could be the
linkage from the slave cylinder to the throwout
bearing. The pivot pin might have fallen out.
I think this part can be replaced without having
to pull the tranny.
My '82 Subaru had a similar problem last year:
the clutch stopped working. I bled the hydraulics,
etc, and it did not help. It turned out that
the actuating fork had just broken, for no apparent
reaon. It had over 100k miles, so I did feel
too bad about having to get a whole clutch job for it.
Doug
--- Matthew Milkevitch <mmilkevitch@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Fellow Listers;
>
> It appears that I have a clutch problem with my
> '78 Spitfire (this car has overdrive). A couple of
> weeks ago, while attempting to move the car it would
> not go into gear. Thinking it was a clutch master
> cylinder/ slave cylinder problem, I have replaced
> both items and bled the system. The car will still
> not go into gear.
>
> Any idea of the cause?
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