Hi Jack,
Just some curious comments from an amateur....
Did you use the two locating pins when you attached the bell housing to the
engine?
Which brand clutch and pressure plate did you use?
Which brand T/O bearing?
Don Malling
Jack W. Drews wrote:
> Just philosophy:
>
> Two years ago my TR6 developed the jerky clutch pedal action that felt
> like a sticky pedal bushing. Advice from the list and other sites was
> that the problem was deeper within the whole mechanical chain, so,
> here's what I did:
>
> Replaced clutch and pressure plate - fingers had two grooves from
> throwout bearing
> Sleeved trans snout with brass
> Replaced master cylinder
> Safety bolted the fork to the shaft
> No, didn't replace slave cylinder, found nothing wrong
>
> The clutch action and driving pleasure both improved 500%.
>
> At the moment, I've driven the car 5 - 8,000 miles, and guess what? It's
> starting to act the same.
>
> Philosophy -- isn't it amazing that such a simple mechanical component
> train should be so troublesome? Old Chevvies and Fords never had this
> problem.
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