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Jan 19, 2010 10:06 am
Jan 19, 2010 10:06 am
Subject: Re: Clutch driving pin greaser?
In my experience grease or even thick oil are not ideal to grease the clutch pins on a 2 Litre. On my car (which has relatively new pins) the clutch tends to stick when I use them.
I squirt in a bit of engine oil every 1000 miles or so, a small job which takes me no longer than a few minutes. I have never had trouble with oily clutch plates; even if some oil would drip on them it will be rubbed off the moment you use the clutch.
If you're really in a hurry and the pins need immediate freeing, a bit of WD40 from a spray can is ideal. The little tube fits exactly in the pins and one brief squirt per pin does the job (and nicely blows out the dirt and frees the clutch if it had stuck). Of course that does not last very long but certainly long enough for the trip.
In my experience grease or even thick oil are not ideal to grease the clutch pins on a 2 Litre. On my car (which has relatively new pins) the clutch tends to stick when I use them.
I squirt in a bit of engine oil every 1000 miles or so, a small job which takes me no longer than a few minutes. I have never had trouble with oily clutch plates; even if some oil would drip on them it will be rubbed off the moment you use the clutch.
If you're really in a hurry and the pins need immediate freeing, a bit of WD40 from a spray can is ideal. The little tube fits exactly in the pins and one brief squirt per pin does the job (and nicely blows out the dirt and frees the clutch if it had stuck). Of course that does not last very long but certainly long enough for the trip.