Re: Clutch slipping

[rbrogren@xxxx]

Dave Swingle wrote "I've never heard of anyone being able to "clean up" an 
oily clutch disc, even off the car but especially on the car". 

I would definitely not try it on a DeLorean, but I have done it on an Austin 
Mini Cooper that I was ice racing years ago. The Mini was notorious for a 
tiny oil leak through the rear oil seal on the crank and that happened to me 
at a couple of races. The temporary "fix" was to push the car up against a 
wall (or some other firmly planted object), put it in second or third gear, 
rev up the engine and slowly release the clutch. In essence you burned the 
heck out of the clutch plate, but the times I tried it I could drive the car 
again for a while. At least to get home. THAT clutch was easy to replace, the 
engine was not vey powerful and I would certainly not recommend the process 
today, except maybe in an extreme emergency!

Sounds like you have to bite the bullet!
Roger


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