Ceased clutch

[Welsh Dan]

My clutch is stuck on, what's the best plan of action please?

[Mike]

Remove gearbox and un-stick it the hard way?

[Welsh Dan]

The hard way = with a crowbar?

[Mike]

The hard way = with a crowbar?

elbow grease + lump hammer = hey presto lol

[staggy_gsi]

could be the clutch operating arm thats seized up. best way is probably to take the box out and clean the arm up and grease it all up etc.

[Adam]

Does the operating arm move when you press the clutch?
I bet the clutch friction plate has rusted to the fly.

[Welsh Dan]

Yes the arm moves. If I've got to take the box off then I'll be refitting my old box and clutch methinks.

[Lee]

Been sat a while has it? lol

[Adam]

Disc stuck to fly most likely.

Wack the car in 4th/5th, handbrake full on, clutch pedal down, and turn the engine over, that should free it.

First of all, take the access panel off the bottom of the box, and have a look inside to make sure theres actually a release bearing fitted,Lol.

[Welsh Dan]

Been sat a while has it? lol

About 4 years lol.

[Dan 130]

what lltn said should do it saying that 4 years lol

[Nova_Tek]

you call that a while?

7 Years for my Nova lol. Worst thing that happened was split fuel hoses to fuel pump.

Phew, lucky nothing worse happened

PS. Think LLTN plan is sound quickest way probably

[Welsh Dan]

The sticking it in 4th, pressing the clutch and starting it trick didn't work :(. I'll be taking the gearbox off and doing it that way as soon as I get chance.

[Adam]

Sounds like its proper stuck :(

[Dan 130]

lol proper seized on

[SRI crazy]

did the release bearing go through the pressure plate or did the bearing just come off the arm?

[Welsh Dan]

I haven't checked yet lol. Unfortunately I don't think I'll have time until saturday :(.