<VV> stuck clutch plate

[corvairduval at cox.net]

AAHHHH!

I wrote wrong. ggg

Yes, it needs to be in gear, otherwise the wheel will never spin!

Please erase neutral from my statement and replace it with gear.

Thanks Spence.

Frank DuVal



From: Spencer Shepard <sshepard3 at hotmail.com>

I've used the get it going, depress clutch, brake and (if you can gas)
pedals method succesfully but never in neutral. I think that defeats the
purpose.
 
Spence Shepard
 

> From: corvairduval at cox.net
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 10:32:46 -0400
> 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.
> 
> Never spray the clutch disk/ pressure plate / flywheel with
lube/pennetrant
> to solve this. Why anyone would..... but it was mentioned in the article.
> 
> Frank DuVal
> 
> 
> 
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Harry Yarnell hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
> Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 08:52:06 -0400
> To: dnaisaac at rogers.com, virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> stuck clutch plate
> 
> 
> Set the parking brake; make sure there's nothing in front of the car.
> Depress the clutch with the tranny in 4th gear, and crank the engine.
Should
> break free.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Dorairaj Isaac
> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 8:05 AM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> stuck clutch plate
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> After many years of not using I thought that I will take out my '62 sedan
> with 110 motor and manual tranny. The car was in good working condition
> when I stopped using it. The car started easily, The problem is I could
not
> get it into gear. With the motor not running all gears shift easily. I
feel
> that that the clutch plate is stuck to the flywheel. Short of taking the
> motor and tranny apart is there any way to release the clutch plate. Any
> suggestions?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Dorai <><
> 
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