Morris Minor Owners Club

Posted: **Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:50 pm**

is it possible for the clutch to stick on in only 3 months, connected the linkage yesterday and no resistance

, its been going so well

, was working ok before removal, cheers steve

Posted: **Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:34 pm**

Hi Steve,
Depending on what is in the lining material, it is (sadly) possible for a clutch to stick after just 3 months, however I've never heard of that on a Minor (certain Triumph clutches were amongst the worst). Minors rarely have that problem even after 10 years.

However im not sure if that is the symptoms you have! When the clutch 'sticks' (ie some elements of the lining cold weld themself to the flywheel) the feeling on the release lever and pedal is the same.
If you've got a really light release lever, then it's likely to be something mechanical gone wrong somewhere in the bellhousing

Posted: **Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:48 pm**

I had a similar problem some years ago with a Peugeot 205. It had a pretty new clutch, the rest of the car was pretty old! When driving through Swindon, the clutch suddenly felt "odd"... and didn't disengage. It turned out to be a broken spring jamming the plate against the flywheel. Mildly irritating......

Posted: **Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:52 am**

cheers lads, looks like its gotta come off

Posted: **Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:15 pm**

Can you not inspect it through the hole in the bellhousing ? Is the mechanism on correctly - check if anything is actually moving inside the bellhousing when the pedal is pressed.

Posted: **Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:32 pm**

will do BMC, let u know on saturday,cheers syteve

Posted: **Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:12 pm**

Pedal down, in gear, handbrake on, turn on the starter.

Or back end in the air, front chocked securely, start in gear, clutch down stamp on the brakes.

Or bit of wood to hold the pedal down and leave it till you hear a clang in the middle of the night as it frees off.

Of course, if it's not just stuck then the above are probably not the best things to try...

The old Triumph clutches may stick, but the fwd ones (real ones, nothte Honda!) can be accessed by dropping a couple of bolts out a cover - Really quite nice, a bit of gentle prodding can free them off with no hassles at all

Posted: **Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:37 pm**

took off lever rubber boot, can see the release bearing moving back and forward with the lever action, but no resistance, not pushing on anything , clutch stuck on?, , also got no brakes at the mo, next on list,steve

Posted: **Sat Apr 08, 2006 2:29 pm**

Hi Steve,
Which release bearing and which clutch have you got?

Posted: **Sat Apr 08, 2006 2:36 pm**

no idea mate

Posted: **Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:51 pm**

Steve, even if the clutch lining was stuck to the flywheel it would not affect
the feel of the clutch pedal, it just wouldn't release when you depressed the
pedal. You would still operate the clutch diaphragm springs but you do not!
This suggests that your operating fork is not moving in enough to contact the
clutch fingers or that the fingers are jammed forward in the operate position.
What I don't understand is, did this set up work previously without you having
adjusted anything in the meantime?? Another possibility is that the centre
hub of the driven plate has collapsed.

Posted: **Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:39 pm**

youre right willie, when i got the car it was drivable, when the engine went for recon in january the clutch was still on it, something aint been put back right, which is down to me ,cos i didnt check things ,rushing to get it all together, should have tried the lever, oh well