I had a simular problem afer a rebuild once. My spring broke in the Master
cylinder. Almost never figured that one out. It kept the piston in master
Cyl. from returning to the fill position. I hope you have an easier fix but
if not, you CAN fix it with the MC still in the car. Just get plenty of
rags to protect the paint from brake fluid as it drains!
Good Luck!
Randall Adams
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>From: Jeff.A.Williamson@jci.com
>To: triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject: TR3 Clutch Hydraulics not working
>Date: Thu, Feb 24, 2000, 9:23 AM
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> I rebuilt and installed both the brake and clutch master cylinders and the
> clutch slave cylinder on my '60 TR3A. I was careful to replace the small
> circular check-valve springs, and lubricated the seals on the pistons with
> brake fluid. I also installed a new fluid reservoir (2-in-one type) with
> new fittings, and replaced all the flexible hoses. Using the 2-person
> manual way of bleeding (I'm too cheap to buy an EZ-Bleed type system!), I
> was able to succesfully bleed the brake lines, but the clutch system is not
> working at all. No fluid is being drawn from the reservoir into the master
> cylinder. I've done this rebuild several times before on my '58, and don't
> remember having this problem. Is it possible that the clutch master
> cylinder needs to be "primed" somehow, maybe by removing the steel lines
> and injecting some fluid into the cylinder? But why is one cylinder working
> and not the other? Any other ideas?
>
> Jeff Williamson
> Belleville, MI
> '58 TR3A
> '60 TR3A
>
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