Stuck Clutch

[DAVID GAGNARD]

I've had this happen to me with my old hunting 4x4, it stayed parked about 8 months out of the year, happened every year.....I'd put in 1st gear, depress the clutch pedal,start it, and hit the gas three or four times, it also helped that I had a 2 acre pasture to do this........

On a 67 Fastback I bought a few years ago, had the same problem, tried the same solution, no luck..... I tried about everything mentioned here and nothing worked, had to pull the trans./bellhousing.... the car had been sitting in a pasture for 10 years, so things were nice and rusty... Took a long screw driver and hammer and had to beat the hell out of it to get the clutch off the flywheel..... once that was done, I lightly sanded the flywheel and clutch disc and re-assembled everything...worked fine after that....

I would try the WD-40 trick first, spray as much as you can get in the bellhousing area and try the remedies again, if it works the WD-40 will burn off quickly, just take it for a short ride and don't get on it so the clutch won't slip, heat and friction will get rid of the WD-40....

When you do get this problem fixed, I'd suggest starting the car at least every 2 or 3 weeks and go up and down your driveway a few times, shifting at least once each time to prevent the clutch from sticking anymore.....that's what I finally did with my old 4x4 and never had anymore problems.......

Good luck and keep us posted.....

David