<VV> early clutch failure?

[N. Joseph Potts]

BEFORE dropping power train, confirm that clutch linkage allows clutch to
engage fully. This is the conclusive experiment. Disconnect the front end of
the rod that comes forward out of the bell housing. Now the linkage is
disconnected from the clutch. Put the transmission in gear. Turn starter.
Car moves with starter: clutch is OK - fix linkage. Engine starts: clutch is
bad - pull power train.

Joe Potts
Miami, Florida USA
1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C

At 09:58 AM 4/3/2005 -0700, Jim Briggs wrote:
>Hi all,
>Went to a local car show yesterday with a friend and his 4+ Vair
>family.  He had trashed half the night to get a coulpe of them ready for
>the show.  One barely made it 8 miles into the front gate of the show
>befor it gave up its clutch.  Symptoms were lots of smoke, shifter
>movement at the trans, clutch lever movement at the trans, no
>engagement.  After the early vert was pushed into place and allowed to
>rest most of the day we tried to start it with clutch engaged and in gear.
>there was no movement of the car at all. The engine was a new install with
>a new clutch disc but the same pressure plate that came out of it and was
>working prior.  I seem to recall that  there were differences in pressure
>plate/clutch disc combos that might cause this problem.  The drivetrain
>will be dropped tomorrow.
>
>Any suggestions as to the cause and remedies to prevent another occurance.
>This car is supposed to travel the 2 1/2 drive to the Bass Lake Bash next
>Friday.  Thanks in advance!!!
>
>Jim Briggs
>2-running 65's and 1-66 Corsa V8 in progress