Rover SD1 LT77 clutch problems? Help Please!!!!
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Rover SD1 LT77 clutch problems? Help Please!!!!
Hi,
I have recently purchased an unfinished project Capri and am having trouble getting the clutch to operate. The car has been stood for a number of years so could the clutch plate could be seized?
This has been suggested and was told to try and shock it free by running the engine in gear, foot on clutch and stamp on the brakes? I have tried this to no effect.
I also have cut an access hole in the bell housing to make sure everything was ok and it all seems to be in order, see photo
I have also used a bolt through the bell housing to make sure i am getting full travel on the operating arm.
Any suggestions of things to try before i have to take the engine out?
Thanks in anticipation,
Paul
I have recently purchased an unfinished project Capri and am having trouble getting the clutch to operate. The car has been stood for a number of years so could the clutch plate could be seized?
This has been suggested and was told to try and shock it free by running the engine in gear, foot on clutch and stamp on the brakes? I have tried this to no effect.
I also have cut an access hole in the bell housing to make sure everything was ok and it all seems to be in order, see photo
I have also used a bolt through the bell housing to make sure i am getting full travel on the operating arm.
Any suggestions of things to try before i have to take the engine out?
Thanks in anticipation,
Paul
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Re: Rover SD1 LT77 clutch problems? Help Please!!!!
Goughie. How many times did you try? and how fast were you going and was the car on even on the road - its not clear from your notes.Goughie wrote: This has been suggested and was told to try and shock it free by running the engine in gear, foot on clutch and stamp on the brakes? I have tried this to no effect.
My son has a saying! Dad, If you are hitting it as hard as you can and it doesn't move - use a bigger hammer!
Well in your case - more times and more speed will do it!
Yes, you'll prolly need a private road or somewhere quiet, but it will give way eventually.
Oh yes I forgot! Keep your foot on the accelerator when you hit the brakes.
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Thanks for all the replies
I will have another go tonight, this time trying to pry the friction plate first, getting the engine warm and then see what happens.
Thanks for all your help so far,
I will let you know.................
Unfortunately, i am unable to drive/tow the car anywhere, so the way i have tried is to jack the back end up, start it in gear, rev it quite high and then stamp on the brakes? I tried this 10-15 times.Goughie. How many times did you try? and how fast were you going and was the car on even on the road - its not clear from your notes.
I will have another go tonight, this time trying to pry the friction plate first, getting the engine warm and then see what happens.
Thanks for all your help so far,
I will let you know.................
Sometimes i ask myself, why do i bother? Then she starts up and everything becomes clear.....
Thanks to everyone
Yes, as you might have guessed, it is working!
I bolted the clutch arm back (working alone) and as stevieturbo suggested started to prise the plate, turn it, prise it etc, within a couple of rotations it was free.
Reconnected the rather dodgy looking clutch cable to master cylinder lever bracket and to my amazement it works great.
This was all done really quick so i decided to upgrade from the gravity fed paint can hung on corner of bonnet to a proper fuel pump meaning i can now drive the car without having the bonnet up
Thanks again to everyone for their suggestions, i can now get it running properley before i have the engine out for welding and painting.
Paul
Yes, as you might have guessed, it is working!
I bolted the clutch arm back (working alone) and as stevieturbo suggested started to prise the plate, turn it, prise it etc, within a couple of rotations it was free.
Reconnected the rather dodgy looking clutch cable to master cylinder lever bracket and to my amazement it works great.
This was all done really quick so i decided to upgrade from the gravity fed paint can hung on corner of bonnet to a proper fuel pump meaning i can now drive the car without having the bonnet up
Thanks again to everyone for their suggestions, i can now get it running properley before i have the engine out for welding and painting.
Paul
Sometimes i ask myself, why do i bother? Then she starts up and everything becomes clear.....
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