Clutch problem with my car please help.

[TR7Daniel]

Hi everyone my dad went to move my car on sunday to wash it off and it had hydraulics on the clutch and the feel to the peddle but the clutch plateis still engaged in drive and wont select how can I free it off without destroying the 4 speed gearbox in the process. does the gearbox have to be removed.

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[john 215]

Hi Daniel,
I assume you have checked the clutch fluid resivior on top of the master cylinder to confirm no hydraulic faults [?] If this is ok and you say the pedal feels normal, has your car been sitting for a few weeks [?] If so then the clutch centre plate have probaly rusted to the flywheel / clutch cover [:(]
But fear not!! Different ways to fix this, i favor this one-
Run engine up to running temp, postion the car away from anything or anyone who could get in the way! Start the car in second gear WITH foot on the clutch,it will jolt forward, then if it does not free off straight away, then drive forward still in second WITH foot pushed hard on the clutch accelerate and brake this will normally free the clutch [:D]
Others i am sure will post other methods such as tow starting and doing the same, start in gear with foot on the brake,they all normaly work.
If your car has not been standing and this suddenly happened get back in touch.
Cheers John

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[paul w]

Daniel,in the Xmas issue of the TR drivers mag.(2007 edition 6)on
page 16,Rex Holford gives a couple of methods of releasing a clutch.
The first is a bit brutal,but the second method is a much safer
solution. Hope you have that mag to hand and your wedge is soon back
on the road.

See ya. Paul