Re: Now I've gone and done it !!!

[FDShade@aol.com]

I pulled up to a stop signal next to a 1947 Chevrolet and had a little
conversation with the driver about the relative merits of the two cars. The
light turned green and I got a wee bit heavy on the accelerator and let the
clutch out a wee bit too fast. I didn't make it across the intersection. I
can no longer engage any gear. The shifter works fine; I have to depress the
clutch to shift into gear, but when I let out the clutch - nothing happens.
It is the same for all gears including reverse. So now my question is - What
did I break? Jim (hotrod) Shade, West Covina CA

[murray arundell]

Oh dear, sounds like a classic case of Snappis Axelis
Easy to do particularly in the circumstances you mention.......

Murray Arundell
Brisbane Australia

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> I pulled up to a stop signal next to a 1947 Chevrolet and had a little
> conversation with the driver about the relative merits of the two cars.
The
> light turned green and I got a wee bit heavy on the accelerator and let
the
> clutch out a wee bit too fast. I didn't make it across the intersection.
I
> can no longer engage any gear. The shifter works fine; I have to depress
the
> clutch to shift into gear, but when I let out the clutch - nothing
happens.
> It is the same for all gears including reverse. So now my question is -
What
> did I break? Jim (hotrod) Shade, West Covina CA
>
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[mrbadger]

Busted halfshaft. Join the club. I've done it a half dozen or so times
but I always carry a spare, never got towed home yet, I just fix it by
the side of the road. Embarrassing as all hell ain't it?
Badger

FDShade@aol.com wrote:

>
> I pulled up to a stop signal next to a 1947 Chevrolet and had a little
> conversation with the driver about the relative merits of the two cars. The
> light turned green and I got a wee bit heavy on the accelerator and let the
> clutch out a wee bit too fast. I didn't make it across the intersection. I
> can no longer engage any gear. The shifter works fine; I have to depress the
> clutch to shift into gear, but when I let out the clutch - nothing happens.
> It is the same for all gears including reverse. So now my question is - What
> did I break? Jim (hotrod) Shade, West Covina CA
>
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> -- Check out your group's private Chat room
> -- http://www.egroups.com/ChatPage?listName=mg-tabc&m=1

[Chip Old]

On Fri, 31 Mar 2000, FDShade@aol.com wrote to mg-tabc@egroups.com:

> I pulled up to a stop signal next to a 1947 Chevrolet and had a little
> conversation with the driver about the relative merits of the two
> cars. The light turned green and I got a wee bit heavy on the
> accelerator and let the clutch out a wee bit too fast. I didn't make
> it across the intersection. I can no longer engage any gear. The
> shifter works fine; I have to depress the clutch to shift into gear,
> but when I let out the clutch - nothing happens. It is the same for
> all gears including reverse. So now my question is - What did I
> break? Jim (hotrod) Shade, West Covina CA

Rear axle shaft.

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Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271
Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO CT3479E
fold@bcpl.net

[CFritz7001@aol.com]

Jim,
I agree--almost certainly a broken half-shaft is what you have!
Maybe you should have your TC take survival lessons from my TC
(Betsy)--last time she snapped one, she waited until she was rolling through
an inersection at the top of one of the very few hills in Gainesville. She
actually coasted home, and RIGHT INTO MY GARAGE from the point of breakage!!!
Regards, and condolences (even though it was probably inevitable),
Carl Fritz