If this isnt the case and the mech is truly stuck but not physicly broken (my friend's '77 is like this, havent fixed it yet) you should be fairly okay taking it apart Carefully. Chances are the spring will unwind rather voilently, but it wont go flying as it's bolted down pretty well.
You should first check to make sure it's not the release lever though, and that the engine turns freely (turn it via the flywheel under the timing cover.)
If the engine's stuck, no ammount of spring repars will unstick it. Same with the release being out of adjustment.
Posted on May 27, 2005, 3:29 AM from IP address 154.20.212.87
