hey guys,

just installed a new clutch in my 64 mini morris deluxe running a worked 1000cc engine.

first problem is that the clutch wont disengage meaning i cant select a gear, start the engine in gear or take off.

second problem im guessing due to this is that the pedal locks after a few plunges of it, and the clutch arm wont return to home position.

some help would be great, thanks :)

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if i had my mini, i could of parked there!!
turbo 1100ccc engined 850 build & my blue deluxe

Your problem sounds hydraulic. Can you swap in a spare slave cylinder to see if that fixes it?

Although, a mates mini did have very similar symptoms to this, but it turned out the previous owner who 'rebuilt' the motor had undone the 6 bolts in the flywheel (no idea why) and never tightened them up again. One lost its nut and jammed in the clutch plate.
No clutch disengement.

Madmorrie

Clutch hose?

wel it bleeds fine, and will push the clutch arm to full extent, but stil wont disengage the clutch, and then wont return..... everything is connected

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if i had my mini, i could of parked there!!
turbo 1100ccc engined 850 build & my blue deluxe

Not a new clutch master cyl is it? Sounds like you have a brake master cyl non-return valve in there.

cheers

Jacob

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'72 Clubman Van - 1022cc, 295 head, 731 cam - Daily Driver
'69 Morris 1100 S - Dinged by a bus, in shed under repair
'64 Morris 1100 - Early 1100, long term project

thats what it feels like but na sadly plus it stil doesnt explain the clutch not workin

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if i had my mini, i could of parked there!!
turbo 1100ccc engined 850 build & my blue deluxe

so iv looked at everything i can, except of the return of the clutch arm everything else hydraulically is working fine, im guessing it must have something to do with the clutch or pressure plate inside,has anyone else faced any of these problems?? coz its got me stumped........

cheers

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if i had my mini, i could of parked there!!
turbo 1100ccc engined 850 build & my blue deluxe

Does it return if you open the bleeder?

When the hose gets old it can act like a one way valve. The pedal will push down normally but the fluid will not return at the normal rate or at all.

thanks, i will check that, but stil no ideas on why the clutch wont work at all?? the arm is moving but clutch wont disengage....

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if i had my mini, i could of parked there!!
turbo 1100ccc engined 850 build & my blue deluxe

sounds a lot like the clutch plate is in backwards!

its my main concern and what im thinking, but could swear black and blue that it went in the right way.....

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if i had my mini, i could of parked there!!
turbo 1100ccc engined 850 build & my blue deluxe

or the flywheel has pushed onto the crank further than before & is grabbing up on the primary gear C-lock & retainer

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Are you sure you have a throwout bearing on the end of the plunger?

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"In two years time your car will be like a lady's clothes, out of date, my car will still be in fashion when I am dead" - Sir Alec speaking to Pininfarina

lol yea i sure do, got a brand new one before assembling it all..... not sure about the flywheel one..... but i cant see that it would be...

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if i had my mini, i could of parked there!!
turbo 1100ccc engined 850 build & my blue deluxe

so get out to the garage and pull it apart again - you'll find out what you did wrong soon enough...