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Re: Help - clutch failure



In a message dated 96-08-16 23:59:09 EDT, you write:

>
>> the cable is ALL there.. i know it is not in the cable.
>> As for the throw out lever there is tension on it - but if i manualy pull
>it
>> all the way down then try and shift it the gears still grind... any other
>> suggestions?
>
>The throwout lever should be pushed up of course; I can't imagine you should
>be able do do it with bare hands, it's extremely stiff. The lever pushes
>a rod that runs inside the length of the mainshaft toward the engine which
>pushes the center of the pressure plate releasing the cluch. You may have
>a broken pressure plate; I've never seen one. Is this common, anyone?


ok then one more question - do you have to remove the transmission to get to
the pressure plate?
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