<VV> stuck clutch plate

[Harry Yarnell]

I don't see how this would work if you shift into neutral.....



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From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of corvairduval at cox.net
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 10:33 AM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> stuck clutch plate

Recently there was an article in Skinned Knuckles with many cures to this
problem.

It depeends on how stuck. I have had many over the course of my life
dealing with resurrecting long sitting cars.

Harry's method is for the least stuck.

The next step is to jack a drive wheel up (both if positraction)[rear in
Corvairs]. Do not set parking brake, let raised wheel rotate. Put the car
in neutral, start the engine, depress clutch and hold on floor. Step on
brake. If the car stalls, start again, increase the engine speed and step
on brake quickly. 

When using this method, do not remove the wheel and leave the lug nuts off.
Not only do you loose the rotational inertia of the wheel/tire, but the
brake drum comes off and launches across the yard. Don't ask how I know.

Another way if you have room to drive it safely, start the car in first,
get up to 10 mph and shift to neutral. With clutch deptressed, step on
brake. Adjust speed if it doesn't work first time.

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