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Re: Clutch Thoughts

To: <acekraut11@aol.com>, <6pack@autox.team.net>, <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Clutch Thoughts
From: "Kinderlehrer" <Kinderlehrer@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 18:19:06 -0700
>From your description, my first guess would be a hydraulic problem, not the 
clutch fork pin. Of course, if you keep abusing it like that, you may  have 
a clutch fork pin problem also :-)
Bob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <acekraut11@aol.com>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 3:34 PM
Subject: Clutch Thoughts


> Hi List,
>
>  I have given some thought to my clutch situation and wanted to see what 
> others thought. When I purchased my TR6 it sometimes went into 1st with 
> just a little bit of resistance. That has now gotten to the point where at 
> times it wont go into gear at all, until the clutch is pumped a number of 
> times and then with great effort I can force it in. At other times it will 
> slide into any and all gears with no problem what so ever. Only once, 
> after crawling in stop and go traffic for 15 minutes did the clutch not 
> disengage fully and that one time I had to pump the clutch several times 
> to get the gearbox into neutral.(and avoid hitting the car in front of 
> me.) Each and every other time I have been able to disengage the clutch by 
> pressing the clutch to the floor. Recently the car has ground the reverse 
> gear several times while I tried to engage it. Since I have had the car 
> the clutch will "catch" very close to the floor. I have had no slipping of 
> the clutch or reving while in gear.
>
>  The clutch MC has had a small leak which has necessitated topping off of 
> the fluid, probably about a half inch low about once a season(4 months). 
> There is evidence of paint being removed in the footwell under the clutch 
> indicating a leak at some point. There is some, but not a lot of fluid on 
> the end of the clutch MC rod. The fluid in the clutch MC is cloudy. I have 
> a clutch MC rebuild kit and new slave cylinder on order. I dont 
> necessarily expect these repairs to fix the problem but I have no idea of 
> the age of these parts and would feel more comfortable if they were 
> attended to. Not to mention that if those components are repaired then 
> they can be eliminated as a source of the problem or contributing to the 
> problem.
>
>  I am aware of the dreaded and frequent broken clutch fork pin and suspect 
> that might be the cause of my problem. But I would think that if the 
> clutch fork wasnt pulling the clutch back enough that the car would have 
> trouble disengaging when coming to a stop. Does this make sense or, is it 
> more likely that I am missing something?
>
> Aaron




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