first gear baulking

[nick Godridge]

WE all have to deal with this to some degree I suppose, but, lately it seems to be getting worse in my car, particularly when the car is hot.
   
   My clutch has a hydraulic release bearing, which has done around 2500 miles. Gearbox also has a Hurst speed shift selector.
   
   The performance of the clutch doesn't seem to be affected when the car is  moving, only when stationary, and first is required.
   
   is another visit to a friendly spanner man required ???
   
   Thx
   Nick G

[westcott]

Sounds like not fully disengaged clutch and may have different root causes:
   
   -initial gap adjustment between hyd. bearing and clutch was too big
   -master cylinder/slave cylinder starts leaking, can happen by using theo wrong dot brake fluid
   -master cylinder borderline for release bearing travel (volume not big enough)
   -air trap in hydraulic system
   -pedal not pushed to complete stroke end
   
   Sit the car on a downward sloping surface where it just starts moving after handbrake is released.
   Then put the car in 1st gear, open the handbrake, push the clutch pedal slowly until the car starts moving. Then check how much clutch pedal travel is left after the first move.
   
   If you are at the end of pedal travel soon the pedal ratio or the slave diameter is borderline.
   
   If the car is not moving or moving slower as released by brake the clutch is not fully disengaged and needs some tlc.
   
   It has to move in the same way by pushing the clutch as by releasing the parking brake.
   
   If not, the clutch is not fully disengaged.

[nick Godridge]

Good stuff.
   Thankyou Westcott.
   
   Nick G