Thread: Clutch Grab

We have 2 old Rangies (79 & 80).
Both are suffering what I term clutch grab.

The worst one (hers) is causing the most grief.

It is getting very difficult to change gears.
Take off in first, change into second, and only get as far as neutral.
It won't go in.
Blip the throttle to match revs, and it goes in (may take several attempts).
Same goes for changing to third & fourth, and also on the downshift.

It doesn't do it all the time - just at crucial times (ie with traffic up your clacker).

When stopped, it sometimes won't come out of gear, and also very difficult to select first.
Again blipping the throttle aids gear selection.

Stopping the engine then allows gear selection.

I have rebuilt both the master & slave, but it still does it.
(actually did the master twice).
And have bled the thing numerous times (manually and with a power bleeder)

The clutch take up is about 1/3 of the way out, however the car wants to creep in gear with the clutch fully depressed.

What could the problem be?

It could be the clutch release lever:



Later model but same principle.

I have read that at least on the Discos that this can break or bend and prevent the clutch from engaging or disengaging properly.

Maybe a search here or elsewhere could yield info on this.