Stuck Clutch

[DennisY]

Today I went to start my 850 which had been sitting for several months and discovered the clutch was stuck in the engaged position. I put the transmission in "1" strated the engine and it cleared itself. Anyone have any idea why this happened and more importantly how to prevent it from happening again.

 

[Willl]

Must be a 'dry' clutch, probably stuck dew to surface rust.

My new 790 came with a 'clip' to keep the clutch engaged for prolonged storage.

You could setup something similar or use a stick, clamp, visegrips, etc...

 

[Willl]

A= clutch
B= clip

 

[DennisY]

Thanks for the input. It looks like the clip will keep the clutch disengaged--right? You are right in that I should be able to rig something up myself that will do the job.