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Some background would help. What have you done so far? Did you do a search to see previous discussions on this?
 
karsyn said:
how to unstick a clutch
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Oh I wish I could remember exactly how 'Hoop' Revisky answered that about 10 years ago! It was hilarious!! Something about parking it above his Mother-in-Laws house.... :D :D


While I am not here to condone my method as the way you should do it, this has worked very well for me in the past. Start the engine with the clutch disengaged and the transmission in neutral. Once to operating temps, move the vehicle (i.e. push, pull, etc.) to an empty parking lot. With the transmission now in first gear and the clutch depressed, start the engine. The vehicle will likely be moving in low gear at just above an idle. While remembering to have the clutch pedal depressed, carefully start making quick accelerations and decelerations as this places stress on the clutch lining. I do not subscribe to the theory that you need to jab the brakes during this time as I feel it puts strains on other driveline components. Usually after about 3 or 4 quick accelerations it will start loosening up. I have had some that were submerged in water that were rusted solid that took 10 - 15 minutes of driving to make the lining release. Remember that you do not want to cause the lining to come loose from the disc, just the face of the flywheel.

Good luck!! :cool:
 
I put mine up on jack stands and started it in gear. Then I brought the rpm up a bit and with the clutch pushed in I hit the brakes a couple of times and it was free. Mine had sat since the early sixties and I figured I was in for a fight, but that wasn't the case.
 
I had this with a car. Just like previously suggested, warm up motor in neutral. Stop engine. Put car in gear and start motor. Driving mine about ten feet broke it loose.

AL
 
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