lubricating clutch release arm

Hi all , 
the clutch pedal on my mg tf is quite stiff so i think its time to apply some lubricant to the clutch release arm . Whats the best way to gain access to the arm ?  Through the engine inspection cover or underneath the car ? 

many thanks 

From the top. Remover the engine cover & dribble some machine oil onto the the operating shaft, I use the same oil as I use on my slide ways on my lathe, 3in1 is fine, much more viscous & it won’t penetrate.
Whenever I’m in the engine compartment il give it a squeg although you may be fortunate in having an oil nipple on the end. These are after market parts * & certainly worth fitting if you have cause to have the gearbox out.
* did some of the later tf’s have these, I don’t recall?
M

Thanks for your reply , much appreciated

I read every post on here and devour the information...so guess what I will be doing next time I have the engine cover off...

Long long ago in a galaxy far far away, a clever chap devised a clutch arm lubrication system.
Basically some oil soaked fabric in convoluted plastic trunking.

Clever & easily instituted, I’ll think about that, that is until I forget.
Life!
Thanks David.
M

There is a product called slipstream. It is used in food manufacture to lubricate conveyor belts and rollers. It is an evaporating liquid that evaporates leaving a grease the consistency of smooth peanut butter. It is not the same colour though.
Buy a small hand pump spray, add liquid and spray from the top of the engine bay. 

I did this after my clutch was slipping. It works its way in then turns into a grease. No faff.

Two years later still working.

from the website.Slipstream Flow Gel 2 is a highly penetrating lubricant, originally designed for conveyor chains (metal, nylon, polyethylene, polypropylene, ABS etc), and for Bowden cables. It has since found wider uses in hinges, gears and bearings that are difficult to reach with normal grease applicators.Flow Gel 2 is formulated with a mixture of solvents that evaporate at a controlled rate to leave behind one of our best selling greases.Flow Gel 2 is formulated from FDA approved ingredients and has USDA H1 approval for lubricants with incidental food contact. It is hardwearing and versatile and extends chain and cable life by penetrating right into pins, linkages and braided steel wire. It may be applied by brushing, spraying or pouring. After the solvent has evaporated, Flow Gel 2 becomes a long-lasting, non-drip, lubricating and weatherproofing gel.

They also do IFC gel. very similar. 

As it happens I have a son in law who is a Production Engineer for Mars.  I'll have a word! 

I've found oil spray used for bike chains works in a similar fashion. 

Yeah, chocolate and toffee I find it lubricates well. LOL.

Having miles of roller conveyor belts hammering along 25 / 7, that required lubricant that stayed in place, I suspect he found  better alternatives.

ToadKeeper post=211029 userid=26232Having miles of roller conveyor belts hammering along 25 / 7, that required lubricant that stayed in place, I suspect he found  better alternatives.

Actually lubricating conveyor systems can be a huge problem, if the lude is too light it won't do much good but if it's too thick and sticky all the shit sticks to it and works it's way into the bearings and drive chains, wearing them out. I've spent a great amount of my working life fixing this shit and still haven't come up with a great solution. Neither has anyone else!
Most just pump in ever more lube, but that only creates more problems with all the excess lube picking up yet more filth and risking contaminating the product as well as over heating the bearings.

Especially when "The Management" whine about every attempt at preventive maintenance?    Then get in maximum flap 
when a breakdown stops production.  Usual daftness I imagine?

Contamination is a big problem.  A water leak led to, something like, 10 Tonnes of chocky being thrown away.  What the *****  you do with 10 Tonnes of chocolate I have no idea. 
Probably got some happy pigs locally.