Stuck Clutch or transmission

Nevada Hudson
Nevada Hudson Senior Contributor
edited November -1 in HUDSON
Soaked the clutch in brakecleen to try and dissolve the stuck clutch. The Hudsonite turns to goo after having the car sit for 5 years! Still hard to shift gears when car is turned off. Could the transmission gear oil have turned to goo also? Bumped starter in gear, to no avail!

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  • mars55
    mars55 Senior Contributor
    Well, it wouldn't hurt to change the transmission gear oil. I suspect that the clutch is still stucking to a degree. It took awhile for my '49 Commodore to totally free up after it was sitting for ten years
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Hi---You do not mention the Hudson year involved, but if it is a car that originally had the electric hand (35,36,37 or 38), the hard shift could be due to having to move all of the linkage & vacuum cylinder when it is not running. These electric hand shifters were often disconnected but not all of the mechanisms involved were which would make for hard shifting running or stopped.---Cliff Minard.
  • Nevada Hudson
    Nevada Hudson Senior Contributor
    hudson8 wrote:
    Hi---You do not mention the Hudson year involved, but if it is a car that originally had the electric hand (35,36,37 or 38), the hard shift could be due to having to move all of the linkage & vacuum cylinder when it is not running. These electric hand shifters were often disconnected but not all of the mechanisms involved were which would make for hard shifting running or stopped.---Cliff Minard.



    Its a 1950 Commodore 6.
  • Clutchguy
    Clutchguy Senior Contributor
    Nevada Hudson wrote:
    Soaked the clutch in brakecleen to try and dissolve the stuck clutch. The Hudsonite turns to goo after having the car sit for 5 years! Still hard to shift gears when car is turned off. Could the transmission gear oil have turned to goo also? Bumped starter in gear, to no avail!





    Ray,did you ever cut a stick and prop the clutch pedal down,while you were soaking it??.If you didn't,soaking it will not do any good.Did you start the engine up,let it warm up good?.
  • Nevada Hudson
    Nevada Hudson Senior Contributor
    Hi Doug, Yes the clutch pedal was propped down with a stick for a week. The engine warmed up for about 20 minutes. Hard to shift the transmission when the car is not running. Turned the car off when warm, and bumped the starter in gear. lunged a little, but still in gear.

    Can go to chat ,to keep from tying up the forums.
  • Park_W
    Park_W Senior Contributor
    Sounds like the cross-shift cable may be out of adjustment. There's also the possibility of rust having built up on the parts of the tranny gears that were not submerged in oil. I'd always thought there'd be enough oil adhering to the gears to prevent rust. Was I surprised when I opened up a couple that had been sitting for five years or so, in a dry garage. Serious rust on the upper part of all gears.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Ray, Email Or Call Me, And I Willl Tell You How To Get The Clutch Loose, Bill A. 909 823 9168
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    My 29 Hudson sat for 11 or so years when I got it with a stuck clutch. I ended up taking it apart and having it recorked after leaving alot of the corks on the flywheel while pulling the clutch apart . I have heard of folks doing as you are (soaking it) and putting the rear wheels up on jack stands and starting it in gear (front wheels chalked). Then pushing the clutch in and applying the brakes easy off and on or using the emergency brake to do the same untill it breaks loose. Is this the way I have heard of doing this or am I just dreaming ? LOL :) Good luck, Ron PS...Dow at 13,100 points. Damn... I should have invested in stock..LOL
  • Clutchguy
    Clutchguy Senior Contributor
    Ray,be careful about forcing and/or rocking the car.It will bend the input shaft and you will be taking it apart to do transmission repair and clutch work.If you don't know the integrety of the clutch[installed it yourself]you might want to consider taking it apart anyway.If you didn't install it,there is no telling what has been done to it!! I think for the clutch to be stuck that tough and only sitting for 5 years,it will probably be best to plan to take it apart.Good luck
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    any luck after trying my method, let me know, BILL ALBRIGHT
  • Nevada Hudson
    Nevada Hudson Senior Contributor
    bill a wrote:
    any luck after trying my method, let me know, BILL ALBRIGHT



    Sure will, Bill. Have to get some friends around here to help me, as its pretty hard to do yourself with a bad knee. We have a long gravel driveway, so guess things will be flying!
  • Geoff
    Geoff Senior Contributor
    Lacquer thinners is another ploy to soak into and soften varnish build-up on the corks. As mentioned in other postings, you have to wedge the clutch pedal down, and turn the flywheel regularly to allow any solvent to do it's work.
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