Thanks Rusty,
I looked in the Hudson repair manual about a "brake" on the clutch and that you have to press it all the way down to unlock but nothing is mentioned about it. You are the first person to mention that and that is the only way my clutch will work. Maybe someone before me put a different mechanism in my clutch. I really like your idea of getting more corks so I have started drinking my first case of wine and believe it or not I have forgotten all about my ??? oh clutch.
Robert