Some attention may be necessary to the clutch and if it is inclined to be fierce, it should be pushed out and a little graphite grease inserted between the clutch ring and cone, with a thin blade in four or five places. If on the other hand the clutch sticks, or becomes difficult to engage some petrol squirted onto the face of the lining will probably cure the trouble.

If the clutch is slipping it is essential to make sure that there is at least a quarter of an inch clearance between the clutch pedal and the boards, at the point where the pedal comes up through them. If there is no clearance between the base of the pedal and the boards, remove the boards and undo the nut at the pedal base, so that the eccentrics give the pedal more clearance. If this is not the cause of the trouble then the eight nuts on the outside flange of the flywheel, holding the clutch ring in position should be removed and the ring drawn off. This allows a clear view of the clutch lining and if greasy it should be washed off with petrol, and then roughened up with a coarse file.