:confused: :confused: I have a 69 pro-street camaro that has been in the family for 30 yrs. This car was my deceased father and now I am lucky enough to still have the car. Here is my issue...about 6 mos. ago I had the car out to a show and ran out of gas on my way home. To make a long story short, I ended up frying my distributor in the process. I had the car rollbacked home and dropped into my garage off the truck. It is now 6 mos. later and I have just finished installing a msd box, msd dist.wires. The car runs great but the clutch is not engaging at all. The petal has pressure but when the car is started i cannot get the car in gear!!!! I have been told that it is a possibility that the hayes clutch has frozen to the flywheel. I have never had these issues before..the clutch does not have many miles on it. ANy help????:confused:

:confused: :confused: I have a 69 pro-street camaro that has been in the family for 30 yrs. This car was my deceased father and now I am lucky enough to still have the car. Here is my issue...about 6 mos. ago I had the car out to a show and ran out of gas on my way home. To make a long story short, I ended up frying my distributor in the process. I had the car rollbacked home and dropped into my garage off the truck. It is now 6 mos. later and I have just finished installing a msd box, msd dist.wires. The car runs great but the clutch is not engaging at all. The petal has pressure but when the car is started i cannot get the car in gear!!!! I have been told that it is a possibility that the hayes clutch has frozen to the flywheel. I have never had these issues before..the clutch does not have many miles on it. ANy help????:confused:


It's possible, but doesn't happen very often. If you can get the car to an area where there's nothing in front of it you could put the car in gear before starting it, push the clutch to the floor and see if it'll start without the car moving forward. Of course be prepared to shut the key off in case it is stuck and the car starts moving. Sounds to me like you need to try adjusting the rod out longer before anything else. Moving this to the trans section for the experts to help you.

It's possible, but doesn't happen very often. If you can get the car to an area where there's nothing in front of it you could put the car in gear before starting it, push the clutch to the floor and see if it'll start without the car moving forward. Of course be prepared to shut the key off in case it is stuck and the car starts moving. Sounds to me like you need to try adjusting the rod out longer before anything else. Moving this to the trans section for the experts to help you.


Agree here,, during some of the spring storms and hurricanes in south Texas, water alway rose to door sill plates on cars... People would call and come in towing car in because the clutch would not release due to the semi metallic discs rusted against the flywheel or Pp... Do as the above mentioned. Get away from every body and thing. Push in clutch (to be ready) and start car, when it runs, try jazzing the throttle while going down road with clutch pedal pressed, Given throttle jabs and short time, it will release, be prepared,, Boom, then you are done. You have released all pedal pressure on clutch and its ready to break loose under power bursts. if that dont do it,, well pull clutch and call it good, If thats what the problem was.