Today I put the battery back in the syncro and as per suggestions tried to
move it under power to see if that would break free the clutch. With the car
in reverse I started cranking, and it started moving in reverse. I had my
foot pressed hard on the clutch pedal and still no movement. Then suddenly
the engine caught and started (wasn't expecting that....) and the pedal
moved a bit, and the car stopped moving in reverse. The engine did not
stall.
Now I can put the car into gear and start it up and run it, but it does not
move under it's own power, and the clutch pedal is still rock solid.

What do you think I broke?

-Craig

On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 7:20 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> So, I got my new (to me) syncro running today!
> It hasn't (supposedly) run in twelve years, and I have it now starting up
> and running quite impressively. So I went to put it into gear to try out the
> drivetrain, and found that the clutch pedal is rock solid! I can bleed it at
> the slave and no bubbles come out (and the pedal then depresses) but the
> slave cylinder can't move the clutch cross shaft. It is really ceased in
> place. I have tried spraying it with PB blaster and all manner of pulling on
> it, but to no avail. It is tricky to try to pound on it from above, as there
> are many things in the way.
>
> Any suggestions on what to do shy of pulling the transmission?
>
> Why I don't want to pull the transmission:
> I have no idea what condition it is in. I would hate to pull it to fix the
> cross shaft than put it back in to find it doesn't work for some reason or
> another, only then to have to pull it again and have it rebuilt. I don't
> have the money for a rebuild at this time, so I am just trying to assume it
> to be good untill I know otherwise (And hope for positive encouragement, as
> I have no reason to assume anything else. The car was parked because of
> engine issues (I believe)).
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> -Craig
> '85GL turned WESTY
> BOSTIG in the back
> '87 SUNROOF Syncro
>
>
>