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Shabba277:
Hi folks,  just wondering if anyone has a few ideas,  bought a 2a petrol the other day which had been stood for a couple of years,  whilst the previous owner kept the engine runing every now & then he never moved it.  The clutch works, eventually.  I did look back through the forum and tried all the tips for freeing a stuck clutch but none of them worked,  so I took the gearbox out can't see anything in there untoward.  I am wondering now if its the cylinders,  as I said clutch does work, about a minuate after being pressed, it you push the pedal more than once, its like pressing a brake pedal, then you can see the slave slowly slowly releasing alowing the clutch to engage.  Anybody any ideas before I put the box back in.
Thanks peeps.

carbore:
Does the clutch work if you "pump" it, like if you have brakes and pump them and they work.

If the car has been laid up then the clutch fluid will absorb moisture and may also have air seeped into it. Pumping will compress this air and make the clutch work (until the next time you need it).  From your post it sounded more like the clutch pedal action was delayed/slow as in press ONCE then wait a minuet and it moves. Id expect it to either work instantly or work after pumping.

PS I'm no series 3 expert yet (ordered the wrong bits yesterday for example!)  so id wait for some more thoughts.......

Shabba277:
If you pump it you can only press the pedal once, maybe twice, then it will go about halfway down and go solid, leave it for a few moments, then it moves freely again, but will not engage the clutch properly.
Thanks for your idea.
Shabba277

carbore:
Maybe you have(had) two problems?

The clutch/gear mechanicals may be jamming but also the clutch hydraulic system has air in.  that would mean that when you say the pedal goes hard after pumping, its actually the hydraulics "working" but maybe there is a later mechanical jam as well.  When you say the clutch pedal works normally it could just be compressing the air i.e not working and not exposing the mechanical jam.

Im sure there are some other things to check around thrust bearings linkages and plates etc... (maybe these were what you tried before). Hope this helps even if it opens up another line of thought.

Shabba277:
I think the mechanical parts are ok, with the slave removed the arm goes up and down ok, and on the gearbox shaft the collar thing goes in and out,  don't know what it's called sorry,  can't see anything else in there that could give me any jip,  if the plate was stuck i would not be able to get it out of gear would i ? As far as the hydaulics do go the slave seems to move freely enough however when you press the pedal, it's still hard and but the piston stops at the end on the slave, ie does not retract,  think i will start with the hydraulics.
Thanks again

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