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Subject: Re: [Fot] clutch question
From: Bill Tobin via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2019 07:20:49 -0400
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Could it be that the slave is mounted on the wrong side of the bracket, 
or the bracket on the wrong side of the bellhousing? I think one of 
Kas's books addresses that situation. I know I read it somewhere.

Cheers, Bill

On 6/1/2019 8:51 PM, Brian Schirano via Fot wrote:
> Hi
>
> We had this problem when we R & R'd a TR6 trans a couple years ago 
> coinciding with swapping hydraulics while sorting the problem. Turns 
> out the clutch was being over thrown, must of gotten a long throw 
> master or something. discovered this by accident.
>
>   * ????????Dump the clutch to the floor, could not shift
>   * ?? ?? Put the clutch pedal halfway down gave me proper disengagement
>     etc, and releasing the clutch, no slippage.
>   * ?? ?? short term fix now in place three years, welded an adjustable
>     stop to the clutch pedal limiting the throw so as to not overthrow
>     the PP
>
>
> Try that
> Good luck
> Brian
>
> 26A GT6+, 28 TR6
> Brian Schirano
> 585-305-0349 Cell
> BSchirano@yahoo.com
>
>
> On Saturday, June 1, 2019, 6:52:50 PM EDT, Robert Lang via Fot 
> <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> This is a TR6. The hydraulics have been bled 4 times, flushed AND the 
> slave replaced, no difference in the behavior. I get 1/2 inch of 
> travel at the slave to the cross-fork arm.
>
> I even tried using the upper hole in the clutch arm in case I was 
> "just a skosh" short of enough motion. No difference.
>
> Seriously, I am puzzled by this.
>
> Oh, and I did try an adjustable push rod.
>
> I need to order a rebuild kit for the clutch MC. With all the spares I 
> seem to have, I don't have any Tilton rebuild kits. SHOCKING!
>
> I'm now going through the tranny to see if I can make it functional 
> and just put that back in. Yikes.
>
> Between THU and FRI this week, I did EIGHT tranny and clutch swaps. 
> That's some physical workout.
>
> Zzzzzzzz
>
> rml
>
> On Saturday, June 1, 2019, 6:00:31 PM EDT, Fred and Mary Hodgson 
> <stlnyc@msn.com> wrote:
>
>
> Bob-
> From what you describe, it sounds like a hydraulic malady.?? Adjustable 
> pushrod on the slave??? Air in the system??? I'm assuming this is big 
> TR, not Spit.
> Fred Hodgson
>
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    <p>Could it be that the slave is mounted on the wrong side of the
      bracket, or the bracket on the wrong side of the bellhousing? I
      think one of Kas's books addresses that situation. I know I read
      it somewhere.</p>
    <p>Cheers, Bill<br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/1/2019 8:51 PM, Brian Schirano via
      Fot wrote:<br>
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          <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times,
            serif; font-size: 16px;">We had this problem when we R &amp;
            R'd a TR6 trans a couple years ago coinciding with swapping
            hydraulics while sorting the problem. Turns out the clutch
            was being over thrown, must of gotten a long throw master or
            something. discovered this by accident.</div>
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              serif; font-size: 16px;">
              <li>????????Dump the clutch to the floor, could not shift</li>
              <li>?? ?? Put the clutch pedal halfway down gave me proper
                disengagement etc, and releasing the clutch, no
                slippage.</li>
              <li>?? ?? short term fix now in place three years, welded an
                adjustable stop to the clutch pedal limiting the throw
                so as to not overthrow the PP</li>
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            Try that</div>
          <div style="">Good luck</div>
          <div style="">Brian<br>
            <br>
            26A GT6+, 28 TR6<br>
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          <div class="ydp1b838e04signature" style="font-family: times
            new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Brian
            Schirano<br>
            585-305-0349 Cell??<br>
            <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" 
href="mailto:BSchirano@yahoo.com";>BSchirano@yahoo.com</a></div>
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          <div> On Saturday, June 1, 2019, 6:52:50 PM EDT, Robert Lang
            via Fot <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" 
href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>&lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt;</a> wrote: </div>
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                  <div>Hi,</div>
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                  </div>
                  <div>This is a TR6. The hydraulics have been bled 4
                    times, flushed AND the slave replaced, no difference
                    in the behavior. I get 1/2 inch of travel at the
                    slave to the cross-fork arm.</div>
                  <div><br>
                  </div>
                  <div>I even tried using the upper hole in the clutch
                    arm in case I was "just a skosh" short of enough
                    motion. No difference.</div>
                  <div><br>
                  </div>
                  <div>Seriously, I am puzzled by this.</div>
                  <div><br>
                  </div>
                  <div>Oh, and I did try an adjustable push rod.</div>
                  <div><br>
                  </div>
                  <div>I need to order a rebuild kit for the clutch MC.
                    With all the spares I seem to have, I don't have any
                    Tilton rebuild kits. SHOCKING!</div>
                  <div><br>
                  </div>
                  <div>I'm now going through the tranny to see if I can
                    make it functional and just put that back in. Yikes.</div>
                  <div><br>
                  </div>
                  <div>Between THU and FRI this week, I did EIGHT tranny
                    and clutch swaps. That's some physical workout.</div>
                  <div><br>
                  </div>
                  <div>Zzzzzzzz</div>
                  <div><br>
                  </div>
                  <div>rml<br>
                  </div>
                  <div><br>
                  </div>
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                    <div> On Saturday, June 1, 2019, 6:00:31 PM EDT,
                      Fred and Mary Hodgson <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" 
href="mailto:stlnyc@msn.com";>&lt;stlnyc@msn.com&gt;</a>
                      wrote: </div>
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                            From what you describe, it sounds like a
                            hydraulic malady.?? Adjustable pushrod on the
                            slave??? Air in the system??? I'm assuming
                            this is big TR, not Spit.</div>
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                            Fred Hodgson
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