57 replies to this topic

[MGBailey007]

unlucky its well easy to get too on mine haha

[reallybig]

got the car running now anyway by removing the air filter.....

yeah got ecu in way, break master cylinder and fresh air couling for heater

Edited by reallybig, 18 March 2012 - 10:41 AM.

[MGBailey007]

your clutch is working now?

[reallybig]

nope clutch doesn't work and i've now somehow broken the rev counter by putting the air filter back on..... what the hell

[MGBailey007]

haha i think you are now using a select few words right now

[reallybig]

think i bled it properly and no change

sprayed wd40 over the clutch housingy thingie hopefully that'll do something if not am i really going to have to remove the slave cylinder?

[alexw89]

Had the same problem with a freinds mini,
Remove the 2 small bolts holding the ecu bracket (not the posi drive screws as you cant get to the last one) manouvre it out the way and when you can see the clutch arm tap it with a small soft faced hammer towards the slave cylinder and it will return to the engaged position, now apply a generous spray of wd40 or similar all over it and see if you can work the clutch using the pedal, if you can push it once then it goes solid again repeat the tapping it back and try working the clutch again,

sounds a bit primative i know but worked a treat for me and it saves removing the clutch etc.

Hope this Helps!

[reallybig]

can't rly get a hammer between the rod bit and the wing

[minidaves]

the plunger on the clutch is a pain but a nice long bar and a tappin stick, then a goos squirt of brake cleaner and wd40 on the plunger

[reallybig]

less than 2cm between the panel and the plunger thing

can't get hammer in there and bar just starts to crack the fresh air inlet

bah

[tiger99]

You are barking up the wrong tree anyway. Nothing that responds to WD40 etc happens overnight. If it was ok one day, and locked solid the next, it is not just rust or lack of lubrication. And, there was no way that bleeding was going to cure it if it was locked solid.

You need to do some dismantling of the clutch mechanism for a look, not pointless hammering.

[reallybig]

going to dismantle it anyway, was just hoping for an easy solution....

see if it's sunny tomorrow

[MGBailey007]

best of luck

[reallybig]

probably a stupid question but do i need to completely drain the clutch system to remove the slave cylinder

[MGBailey007]

just suck out what is in the reservoir the rest will just drip out with gravity