Steven, when was the last time you adjusted the clutch slave ?
My guess would be that your hardware store spring is not returning the slave
cylinder fully most of the time, and you're noticing the low pedal when it
does return all the way.
Randall
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Newell [mailto:steven@newellboys.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 8:05 PM
> To: Triumph
> Subject: TR4: clutch misbehaving
>
>
> I've been having a little trouble with the clutch on my '62 TR4.
> I first noticed
> a slightly lower engagement after taking over from a guest driver
> this summer --
> I almost stalled the car when I pulled away since the clutch
> engaged fairly
> close to the floor. Didn't happen again for a couple weeks, and
> the pedal felt
> normal. But every once in a while the clutch would engage
> quickly, close to the
> floor. A couple times I've pumped the clutch which seemed to
> help. Tonight,
> picking up pizza, the pedal felt very low when I backed out and the clutch
> didn't seem to work when I stepped on the pedal, braking, to
> shift into first. I
> had to force the shifter into neutral and pump the clutch pedal,
> after which is
> worked normally.
>
> What should I be looking at to troubleshoot the clutch? Do these
> symptoms sound
> more like one problem than another? The fluid isn't low, but it
> also hasn't been
> changed in 3 years. The clutch was replaced in late '99 or early
> '00 before I
> bought the car.
>
> Clue which may or may not be relevant: the clutch return spring
> sprung into the
> yard during the engine rebuild, and the hardware store
> replacement was at first
> too tight so it was stretched so the clutch would work nicely.
> Maybe this would
> contribute to my problem?
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