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joncrane · 10-17-2023, 05:44 PM

I need to free up a clutch that sat for a year without being depressed. I took off the cover and greased the throw out bearing. Bearing moves back and forth but Clutch disc does not disengage. Suggestions?
Thank you
Jon

WHN · 10-17-2023, 05:50 PM

Jack up the rear of car. Put car in gear and start the car. Push clutch peddle in and then press your brakes.

Good luck.

nkaminar · 10-17-2023, 06:37 PM

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I unfroze a clutch on a car that sat in a field for 5 years. I did as WHN said. Use high gear as the brakes will have a greater effect and it will be less strain on the transmission and rear end.

10-17-2023, 05:44 PM	#1
joncrane Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: rochester Michigan Posts: 78	Frozen clutch disc I need to free up a clutch that sat for a year without being depressed. I took off the cover and greased the throw out bearing. Bearing moves back and forth but Clutch disc does not disengage. Suggestions? Thank you Jon

10-17-2023, 05:50 PM	#2
WHN Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Connecticut Shoreline Posts: 1,824	Re: Frozen clutch disc Jack up the rear of car. Put car in gear and start the car. Push clutch peddle in and then press your brakes. Good luck.

10-17-2023, 06:37 PM	#3
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: Frozen clutch disc Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I unfroze a clutch on a car that sat in a field for 5 years. I did as WHN said. Use high gear as the brakes will have a greater effect and it will be less strain on the transmission and rear end. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.