[6pack] My damned clutch

[glemon at neb.rr.com]

You either have a bad clutch slave or master cylinder or the clutch fork pin has broken.  If pumping the clutch repeatedly makes it better then hydraulic.  You can look under the car (on a lift or well placed jack stands) and obseven the range of motion of the slave rod and lever it is attached to.  It should have a little play, but then keep moving through the whole clutch pedal depression.  If it doesn't once again hydraulics.  If it does appear to move all the way through the pedal depression it could be a broken pin.



Greg Lemon
---- "Brian J. Alwin via 6pack"
 <6pack at autox.team.net> wrote: 
> 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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