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Posted By Discussion Topic: gear grind and no shifting -- page: 1 2     56MarkII 10-21-2016 @ 8:10 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 63 Joined: Jan 2012 I had it happen once on my 50 Merc when it sat long enough for the carb to get varnished and I had to take it apart to soak in carb cleaner to even get it running along with a few sticking valves grrrrrrrr! Luckily there is a bit of a hill beside my yard so I pushed the car out of the garage and over to the hill. Put it in gear with the clutch pedal pushed in, hit the starter while the car was on the hill. The hill helped the car move so the starter could at least turn the engine and drive the car at the same time. When the engine fired up I hit the brake pedal and gas at the same time and the clutch disc broke loose from the flywheel. No big deal and when it broke loose it worked fine with no dragging clutch either. This is a somewhat common problem on other equipment as well such as farm equipment, etc. especially if they sit outside for long periods of time. My Merc is always kept indoors but a bit of humidity in the air and sometimes the clutch disc will stick to the flywheel. A friend of mine has an old I.H. W4 tractor as well doing the same thing because he retired from farming and his tractor has been sitting for a while. FordFreak 10-21-2016 @ 7:44 PM reply profile send p.m. New Member Posts: 116 Joined: Nov 2013 I've never had it happen either , but I am hearing about it more & more . My buddy had it happen on a 30 Model A truck a few years back . Glad it worked out for you ! MICHV8 10-21-2016 @ 5:46 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 428 Joined: Jul 2010 Everything good and thanks to all. I don't understand why this clutch sticking has never happened to me before and I've had quite a few old Fords? tommyleea 10-20-2016 @ 6:29 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 79 Joined: Jul 2016 Does it shift through the gears without the engine running? cliftford 10-20-2016 @ 5:51 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 845 Joined: Jan 2014 I guess I didn't see 40coupe's post before I wrote my last one. My apologies. cliftford 10-19-2016 @ 3:26 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 845 Joined: Jan 2014 When you put it away for the winter, take something like a short 2X4 and wedge it between the seat and clutch so that it holds about 1/3 of the way down, just enough to take the tension off the clutch disc. you may want to put something against the seat like a piece of cardboard to protect the upholstery. MICHV8 10-19-2016 @ 2:19 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 428 Joined: Jul 2010 40cpe...got it, I'll do it. Thanks! Photo of the grateful coupe from a few months ago This message was edited by MICHV8 on 10-19-16 @ 2:19 PM 40cpe 10-19-2016 @ 1:56 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 472 Joined: Jan 2010 Put your bumper up against a solid object, put the trans in gear, and slip the clutch for a few seconds to burn the rust, grease, etc, from the clutch. When you store it, make a block of wood to put between the clutch pedal in the down position and the dash, etc. This keeps pressure off the clutch disc and helps keep it from sticking again. This message was edited by 40cpe on 10-19-16 @ 1:58 PM MICHV8 10-19-2016 @ 1:16 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 428 Joined: Jul 2010 Rear wheels turned freely in both directions during the stuck clutch issue...However, I did let the engine warm up in 1st gear (how it was started) and I then gave it hard gas followed by by hard brake with the clutch in and after maybe 5 or 6 of this repetitions, I felt and heard a minor clunk and the car now shifts freely! Whew, good news, thanks a million to both of you for helping out. What is the best way to prevent this from happening? We have winter closing in and the car will be unavailable for much of anything. Should I leave it in neutral? cliftford 10-19-2016 @ 11:23 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 845 Joined: Jan 2014 With the engine off and in gear do the wheels rotate in opposite directions? If so that means nothing, they are turning through the differential gears. Since its on blocks, start it, in gear, let it warm up, hold the clutch down, and jab the brakes a few times. Sometimes getting the engine warm helps.

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