HELP !!! STUCK CLUTCH ??

[burgerman]

Sorry its in the wrong section but need some quick advise ---  Got a V8 1990 manual disco,   Shamefully not been used/moved for about 5 weeks :(   But fired her up today and could not get into gear :-k   so turned her off and placed in gear and foot depressed on clutch started her up -- moved off lovely but could not get it to disengage, tried "stabbing" the throttle, and also held it back on the brakes while the clutch down still  ,  Any ideas please ?? am trying very hard to get her ready for an adventure this weekend  :roll:  

    And yes i promise to use her more( although i have been thinking of selling  due to not enough use :sobsob:  )

[iomlr]

bleed it and see if that does anything! very simple system so should be easy to sort. either master cylinder or slave

[burgerman]

Shall go n try it now, although the pedal feels ok, did replace a slave cylinder a while back, but when it went i had no pedal at all, i shall don the overalls now n go and get bleeding, thanks

[burgerman]

All nicely bled  :)    still no clutch working though  :(     many thanks for the tip though

[electricbluebadger]

Friction plate is rusted / stuck on, try leaving it with a block of wood holding the pedal down for a few days also a squirt of WD40 inside the bell housing through the drain hole normally does the trick. Park for any length of time then wedging down the clutch is a good move...

Cheers Steve

[burgerman]

Going to place a strop round a substansial obect and use a kinetic rope - drive off and with clutch down hopefully the force will free off the plate ??   what ya reckon ??              this will be low speed stuff and probally not on tarmac, remembering i have to start it in gear,

[bezzabsa]

4 axle stands - start in gear - then apply brakes....repeat until you hear a nice 'THUD'... ps seem to recall that reverse is preferred...any one confirm?????

[Range Rover Blues]

Try startinig it in a higher gear, 2nd or 3rd so that it 'shuffles' ie rattles the backlash, with the pedal down of course.  The more you do it the more likley it is to come free.

[burgerman]

still very stuck  :(   even tried jacking one wheel up and statring in gear then "Dropping" it down off the jack, a tad risky but if i blew a box i guess i could do the clutch @ the same time :lol:   any other tips befroe i proceed any further ???

[iomlr]

u have to take it apart! new clutch jobs done!

[JimsMowing]

What about letting the car get to operational temps? Will that help the situation? I.e all the fluids will be nicely thinned and engaging disengaging easier?

[Range Rover Blues]

I remember my dad used to have the same trouble with a Transit motorhome we had.  One year he was about 3 miles away before it gave up and behaved itself.  Getting it up the drive onto the road was a game :roll:

[burgerman]

All sorted  \:D/   Basicly after most other plans of attack, i finally got her to a gentle slope and started in 3rd gear, then drove it like i stole it :twisted:   Basicly covered about 10-11 miles in third with the tacho  reading between 4500 and 5500 on and off the gas with the clutch depressed,  and all of a sudden without warning  -- Jobs a goodun


    MAny thanks for any tips n sugesstions recieved

[Range Rover Blues]

Hell fire that was stuck, wish I could find glue that good :roll: