Help - no drive

[DaveC]

I have to move my 1275GT out of where it is stored tomorrow evening, due to a break in at the yard where it is stored, when another car was badly damaged. I got it running today without any great problem, but the clutch pedal seems to be seized solid. All gears can be selected with the engine running but nothing happens. The clutch arm has not returned fully ie it looks like it has seized when the pedal was last pushed down. It would be easier to drive the car onto a trailer than push it so has anybody got any words of wisdom that might help? Is it likely to be a master/slave cylinder problem or clutch itself?

[The Marcos Graveyard]

Naw the car is fecked, I'll give you €250 for it. :D







Removing the clutch slave cylinder will tell you quick enough if it's at fault, with it off the gears should engage, otherwise the fault is further on in the system, flywheel cover off after that, test the operation of the plunger. It is a little odd that the whole thing would seize while disengaged though.

[DaveC]

Cheers for that.
Not sure about €250 though.

[The Marcos Graveyard]

€225 then :P

[irlmin]

Dave ,
Try the clutch 'arm' where it comes out of the cover , they sieze there regularly , just spray with penetrating oil and use a 'lever' to gently move , be carefull though as I have seen people to break the cover
Gerard

[kerryminigringo]

its a sign from god,whoever she is, to get the gt back on the road or else the vandals thought it was vandalised already

[DaveC]

Thanks TMG/irlmin, I will be investigating it over the next few days.

Kerryminigringo, they probably couldn't see it under all the dust!

Got it loaded up and moved yesterday evening. There wasn't time for freeing up whatever is seized, so three of us pushed it onto a trailer with my 12 year old nephew on steering and brakes, strapped it down and away we went. It is in surprisingly good shape, but will need new sills at the minimum and the section between the bottom of the boot lid and top of the bumper looks suspect. More updates later.