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Re: [TR] clutch hydraulics

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Subject: Re: [TR] clutch hydraulics
From: Carl Sereda <carlsereda@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2015 17:46:46 -0400
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Hi again Dave,
After looking at your youtube again - I can't quite tell if reservoir seal is a 
problem.. now I'd say rubber hose has swelled such that operation is hindered 
going both directions. 
After not driving my TR4 for some 10 years my clutch would not re-engage for 
several minutes after taking foot off clutch pedal. Turned out the inside of 
rubber hose had swelled shut - with a heavy foot I could force clutch to 
disengage but clutch springs could barely overcome the restrictive hose. 
Maybe your hose is constricting - your comment of 'slow bleeding process' seems 
to support this theory.
Again - good luck,
Carl '63 TR4 since '74


check the attached photos.

the complete and total moron
mechanic who put a lot of this car together put the slave on the wrong side of
the bracket.  wasted a lot of time due to his incompetence.

but I do want to
thank all of you who helped me piece this together and arrive at a solution. 
ALL suggestions were helpful.  thank you again.

I was under the car trying to
get the pushrod right when I realized that from an engineering standpoint it was
done completely wrong ? no one would design it so the bolts took the stress; you
would design it so it pushed against the bracket.  then I checked the manual and
found this picture.




 

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<font color='black' size='2' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'>Hi again Dave,
<div>After looking at your youtube again - I can't quite tell if reservoir seal 
is a problem.. now I'd say rubber hose has swelled such that operation is 
hindered going both directions.&nbsp;</div>

<div>After not driving my TR4 for some 10 years my clutch would not re-engage 
for several minutes after taking foot off clutch pedal. Turned out the inside 
of rubber hose had swelled shut - with a heavy foot I could force clutch to 
disengage but clutch springs could barely overcome the restrictive 
hose.&nbsp;</div>

<div>Maybe your hose is constricting - your comment of 'slow bleeding process' 
seems to support this theory.</div>

<div>Again - good luck,</div>

<div>Carl '63 TR4 since '74<br>

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the complete and total moron
mechanic who put a lot of this car together put the slave on the wrong side of
the bracket.  wasted a lot of time due to his incompetence.

but I do want to
thank all of you who helped me piece this together and arrive at a solution. 
ALL suggestions were helpful.  thank you again.

I was under the car trying to
get the pushrod right when I realized that from an engineering standpoint it was
done completely wrong ? no one would design it so the bolts took the stress; you
would design it so it pushed against the bracket.  then I checked the manual and
found this picture.</tt></pre></blockquote></div>

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