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Old 07-08-2002, 05:25 PM
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The clutch needs to FULLY release or you will hot spot the flywheel and pressure plate, while wasting the disk and your time.

Get the rear tires off the ground, sit in car, put in gear, push in clutch. Try to rotate rear tire with your left hand , it should, as you release the clutch it will grab and the tire will stop moving. This is the best one man way to verify clutch release on a cobra.

If it doesn't release, there is a list of things to check that is as long as my arm.
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