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Re: [TR] Stuck Clutch

To: ronnie babbitt <rbtr3a@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Stuck Clutch
From: WBEECH <wbeech@flash.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 22:40:41 -0600
Cc: triumphs2 TRlist <triumphs@autox.team.net>
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Strange little cars we own, eh Ronnie.

I didn't have the noise but all was perfect, as you experienced, after I got
mine unstuck last week.

Bill

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> On Nov 10, 2013, at 7:07 PM, "ronnie babbitt" <rbtr3a@cox.net> wrote:
>
> Several months ago during several weeks if rain and high humidity. I had
the
> opportunity to drive the 3 to a football game. I came home parked the car.
> Later I jumped in the 3 to take a drive and was unable to for the disc was
> rusted to the flywheel. Today I thought I would take a look at it. Jacked
up
> the car. Remover. The inspection plate and discovered I had wasted my time.
> I had hoped to free it by sliding a putty knife between the too. Only to
> discover there is nothing to see behind the plate. So after reading all the
> recent posting. I decided to pull the car using my Yukon. In second gear
> with the ignition on it immediately broke loose.  However it was making the
> most frighting squeal of which sounded as if it were coming from the Engine
> I quickly cut it off. Starting it up again wither clutch depressed it would
> go away. My initial thought was I has spun a bearing. Every time the clutch
> was depressed the squeal went away. I decided I would drive it around the
> block, as I did the sound diminished. All of a sudden it made one last I
> pitch squeal with a pop and it went silent. No more squeal. Clutch worked
as
> designed. All was quiet. Took her to the big hill near my house and up she
> pulled just fine. It was very strange how the sound ended.
>
> Ronnie Babbitt
>
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