[6pack] My damned clutch

[Brian J. Alwin]

This might be a red herring but on several occasions I have had the clutch disk stick to the flywheel. Usually after extended storage. This requires a bit of abuse to get it unstuck. Brian Alwin 72 TR6

On August 11, 2015 12:44:17 PM PDT, John Summers via 6pack <6pack at autox.team.net> wrote:
>Dear fellow knuckle heads ( for owning these demon Triumphs) :))
>I changed the slave cylinder (clutch), bled it, bla, blah,bla . Due to
>my overallhealth, the room between the car and my garage wall, and
>mental health it took me quite a while ( months ) to finishby any
>competent mechanic, the two hour job.Purchased my '74 TR6 in 1998. Ok,
>so much for the back round info.  I took it for a short drivejust  to
>test my work, it worked well. It sat two weeks before I bravely set out
>on a 2 mile roundtrip to CVS.  Turning off the main road into the
>parking lot and !!! SURPRISE !!!! it wouldn't go into 2nd gear.It
>wasn't pretty driving home but got it into the yard.  Wouldn't go into
>any gear.The only thing I could think of besides toping off the clutch
>fluid, down 1/4", Would possiblybe the clutch lever which has three
>holes in it.  I don't remember which hole I used.  Assuming I had it in
>the center hole, which hole would move the clutch most (and
>hopefully)make the damn thing work.  I'm tired of being afraid to drive
>it and have absolutely NO MORE MONEY to spend on repairs. Probably
>spent $3,000 in the last year and a half.   
>
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