Needs a new clutch? My experience is that when it is difficult to go into
1st and reverse and crunches, it's clutch time.
I know you didn't want to hear that. Just my 2 cents worth.
Bill Wood
1973 Tr6
1979 TR8 Coupe
1980 TR8 Coupe
1981 TR8 Coupe
Greensboro, N.C.
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> From: Bollen <bollen@ibm.net>
> To: Woody <smctr8@aol.com>; triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Cc: Woody <smctr8@aol.com>; TR8 <tr8@mercury.lcs.mit.edu>
> Subject: More clutch help please
> Date: Wednesday, March 04, 1998 8:01 PM
>
> Ok. I took one listers tip and put a small socket over the end of the
> pushrod. This only added about 1/4" o the length, but I had to tighten
> down the slave cylinder with a wrench for the last 1/8" because it
> wouldn't seat against the bell housing by hand. This tells me there is
> no free play between clutch arm and cylinder. Even with this mod it
> still crunches going into reverse. To confirm matters, I drilled a hole
> in the housiong so I could actually see the rod. It starts to move after
> only 1/2" clutch pedal travel. So what the heck is wrong?
> Stu
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