Clutch or Gearbox?

[intrepid]

I have a 97 Rover Mini Cooper with a 1.3i engine. The car has not been used for several years. The engine runs but the clutch does not work - the strange thing is you can select all gears but not pull away - not something I would expect for a seized clutch.

Any ideas?

[intrepid]

Thanks for your suggestions - I will be having a go this coming weekend and will let you know the outcome.

The most likely sounds like fastcarl's idea.

Cheers

[intrepid]

I had the car apart today and found that the clutch arm was fully extended thus disengaging the clutch. The slave cylinder was full of fluid and hence any pressure on the pedal was trying to push the arm beyond the stop which is why it felt hard and did not move.

Removed the slave cylinder, cleaned it up, reset the throw-out stop and hey presto...all working perfectly!!

What a squeeze working on these cars - I had forgotten just how compact the engine compartment is.

Cheers for the suggestions.