Frozen clutch

Damn-it....Runs fine completly redone wont shift ..I tried to pull it in low range ,,bump the starter while in gear..2lb sledge hammer wont come loose...This is one I have been working on for awhile ..I had a block under the clutch pedal so the plate wouldnt stick to the flywheel which has happened to me in the past...any ideas..heres a couple of pictures I took to show exactly what the problem is...this ran before I parked it 6 months ago..This is in a 1946 1/2 CJ2A with a L-head ..t-90

Picture # 9 clutch out
Picture # 10 clutch in
Picture # 11 clutch out..

 

this is gonna sound really stupid.........
try starting it against a tree or other solid object
the engine will turn, but the drivetrain won't
bump starting should do it
disclaimer: not responsible for any damage to Jeep or solid object

 

Not by any means stupid ..I did that also.

 

so is it stuck mechancially then ?

 

nevermind
looked at pics again
the pressure plate is not releasing
hmm....

 

I believe so....I cna put it in 2nd gear and start it right up ..wont disingage..I can push the clutch in and of course it just goes around..the springs wont come back like the disc is froze to the flywheel and the pressure plate...I take it out of gear and it still wont come back..???

 

if all was working beforehand....
no repairs made to clutch or trans...
bumping it up against solid object in gear
maybe 2nd or 3rd
you don't want to pop it in first, it's weaker
got to try and slip the disc/clutch somehow...
only thing I can think of without disassembling..

 

anybody else got any ideas ????

 

Sounds too obvious, but maybe it's just worn out? The pivots for the Borg&Beck style fingers eventually wear and maybe they jam? As I understand this, it's as if the pedal were depressed all the time - the fingers on the pressure plate are locked in their pushed-in position. Yes?

Maybe try turning the engine and tapping on each finger with a long drift? Maybe it will sproing back. I would not have much confidence in that clutch cover though...

 

i am confused,not sure i understand,but this is the way i take it,the disc is stuck to the flywheel,clutch pedel works fine and the preassure plate does too,if this is what has happened you want to get in the higest gear you have 3rd,high range if you can do it,ride it around with the clutch pedal in it will free up

 

timgr..... Its brand new 6 months old from sitting with the clutch pedal pushed forward...

kaiser... tried that it still wont come back to normal..cant figure I just put everything in new before I got hurt at work ...I even drove it to where I had it parked..everything in this rolling chassic is NOS or brand new..still at a loss with this one..

 

if its flat down there in NC you may have to hook to something,like a tree and try it in H-4,3rd gear,its absoultly amazing how stuck these things can get,I had one in a comando i thought would never release but it did eventualy,almost gave up on that one

 

This works well...and does not sounds stupid to me. When I first got my 3A it was stuck too...I used this exact method, and also drove it around with the clutch pedal to the floor and hit/let off the gas many times...it eventually let go. The tree method works best, I've done it a few times with different jeeps.

 

WELL !!!!!!! Tried the tree trick..tried pulling it up the road..lost 10 to 12k on the tires...still wont break loose....two thing ..either I break it back down and put in a new one or I sell it...

 

It will start in gear and then hang on...the pp is stuck in the open position..

 

It takes off..If I push the clutch in all it does is ride on the springs..I can take a pry bar pull the fingers towards me..If I put the pry bar in between the throw out bearing and the fingers they only go in about a 1/4 inch...I can oput it in gear turn the key to start and it is in gear ..takes off..If I take it out of gear it willl run ..If I try to shift while running it grinds the bearing just hits the fingers on the pp