I have a 302 with Ford clutch and Renault 30 gearbox. If the car has been stood for a couple of months over winter, the clutch friction plate sticks to the flywheel and won't let go. My friend and I normally fix this by one of us sitting in the car and pressing the clutch pedal and the other using a large screwdriver to lever the friction plate off the flywheel. Once freed, operation is perfect.
The levering is done via holes in the bellhousing and it can easily be seen that the pressure plate is moving back without problem when the pedal is pressed.
I don't know a lot about the clutch as I didn't specify the parts, I purchased the car part built. It is a FoMoCo unit with what look like centrifugal weights to press the pressure plate even harder as revs increase.
Other than this sticking if I don't uses the car for a while, the clutch operation is perfect.
I've read in kit car magazines that this problem can be common (not just GT40 replicas) and their solution was to move the car every month or so.
Any other ideas???
Regards
Dave Tickle
The levering is done via holes in the bellhousing and it can easily be seen that the pressure plate is moving back without problem when the pedal is pressed.
I don't know a lot about the clutch as I didn't specify the parts, I purchased the car part built. It is a FoMoCo unit with what look like centrifugal weights to press the pressure plate even harder as revs increase.
Other than this sticking if I don't uses the car for a while, the clutch operation is perfect.
I've read in kit car magazines that this problem can be common (not just GT40 replicas) and their solution was to move the car every month or so.
Any other ideas???
Regards
Dave Tickle