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Vehicle & Technical => Series Land Rovers => Topic started by: Saffy on February 20, 2009, 14:25:51

Title: Laid up landy, seized clutch
Post by: Saffy on February 20, 2009, 14:25:51

Used to happen on my mini all time when i was laid up in winter and easy fix with  hammer/lever, but is their easy why to do on a 2.25 ? remove the slave and try and move the release bearing arm by force?

Title: Re: Laid up landy, seized clutch
Post by: Henry Webster on February 20, 2009, 14:57:56

If you've got some space, I usually find that starting in gear firing across the yard then stomping on the brakes and clutch a few times usually does the trick!

Title: Re: Laid up landy, seized clutch
Post by: Saffy on February 20, 2009, 15:10:35

Quote from: Henry Webster on February 20, 2009, 14:57:56

If you've got some space, I usually find that starting in gear firing across the yard then stomping on the brakes and clutch a few times usually does the trick!

LOL yeah! I just come back in to say no matter as it's now free'd up.  My mate said take tunnel out to get at bellhousing inspection plate and use kettle of hot water. To get at floor/tunnel  I had to move truck away from fence, soon as I started up in gear and the jolt must have freed up the clutch as it working  now. So now going to use the kettle for a cuppa instead.
Came in and read you post saying to start up in gear made me laugh.

cheers

Title: Re: Laid up landy, seized clutch
Post by: baron von ledwidge on February 20, 2009, 18:08:27

just for some info the sticing is usually caused as the steel shaft rusts and h=jams the release bearing, so i dont know if i would use water to free it up, if you do make sure you ride the cluch enough to evaporate the water off or if you leave it again you will only compound the problem

Title: Re: Laid up landy, seized clutch
Post by: muddyjames on February 27, 2009, 17:57:35

I have been told that if a manual car is parked up for a long time it is a good idea to get a piece of wood and push the clutch pedal down and hold it down with the wood. That way it keeps the bearings away and cant sieze. No idea if it is true or works though.

Title: Re: Laid up landy, seized clutch
Post by: fordlltwm on March 12, 2009, 11:43:32

Quote from: muddyjames on February 27, 2009, 17:57:35

I have been told that if a manual car is parked up for a long time it is a good idea to get a piece of wood and push the clutch pedal down and hold it down with the wood. That way it keeps the bearings away and cant sieze. No idea if it is true or works though.

on a hydraulic clutch it can the slave to sieze at the bottom of it's stroke leaving you with no clutch at all, i bought a 2a that had this happen, then the PO had stomped on the clutch to free it and snapped the MC pushrod