[Bmcu] 57 TR3 Finally on the road and a brake question

[Al and Hope]

I had a problem with my clutch when I first got my TR3.  The car had been 
sitting unused for some time and the clutch need to be pumped in order to 
function properly.  It turned out that my problem was a collapsed hose to 
the slave cylinder.

I don't know if this helps but it may be another place to look.

Good luck
    Al Gordon

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To: <jeremiah at curryclan.net>; <triumphs at autox.team.net>; "'Bmcu'" 
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Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Bmcu] 57 TR3 Finally on the road and a brake question


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> Jeremiah,
> Congratulations on getting on the road legally and for rescuing an 
> obviously
> neglected car (41 years is a long time between drives).  We more TR3s back
> on the road!
>
> Re your top:  My old top is real tight as well, at this time I am still
> lacking an inch or two of being able to stretch over the support rods.  My
> plan is to wait until a nice hot/sunny day and leave it outside to warm it
> up and then try to stretch into place. (WAIT, why am I putting the top up 
> on
> such a nice day?)  Not sure what is the proper procedure is, snap the top
> and slide the rods into place or the other way around, perhaps some other
> list member can chime in here as the owner manual doesn't really address
> this.
>
> Re your brakes:  Fluid can't disappear so you have a leak somewhere that 
> you
> have yet to discover.  Now that you are legal and sure to be using the car
> more that once every four months I would re-fill and re-bleed everything 
> to
> get all the sponginess and double-pumping out of the system.  Then the 
> first
> place I would look is the inside of the wheels to see if there is fluid
> stains on the inside of the tires, this would indicate a leaking wheel
> cylinder.  Check under the dash, on the floor and around the MC area to 
> see
> if there are and MC leaks.  BTW, pulling and re-building the MC is not too
> bad a chore for an afternoon.
>
> All the best,
> Bill
>
> Bill Beecher
> '58 TR-3A TS 30766 L aka "Tar Baby"
> www.triumphowners.com/1566
> "A Triumph is man's best friend, it always comes when it is called...of
> course, some times it is difficult to make it go"
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of jeremiah at curryclan.net
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 12:58 PM
> To: triumphs at autox.team.net; Bmcu
> Subject: [Bmcu] 57 TR3 Finally on the road and a brake question
>
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> After about 5 years I now have my 57 TR3 (TS16441L) legally on the road in
> Utah!!B  The car has been sitting for 41 years, but I have only had it for
> ~5 yrs.B  Fun to drive and little scary for someone who has never driven
> anything similar.B  My daily drivers are a 1992 MR2 turbo and an Audi
> allroad.B  Thanks to all of those who have answered questions along the 
> way
> and to Mark for running the list.
> B
> Here is my question
> When I went to drive the car the other day, the brake/clutch reservoirs 
> were
> empty (or at least nearly so).B  I had filled them and bled the system 
> about
> 4
> months earlier after replacing the seals in the brakes and the rubber
> lines.B I did not do anything to the master cylinders, but the pedal 
> seemed
> to be firm and everything was working fine.B  So I added a bunch of fluid
> and was able to drive, the brakes were a little spongy, and the clutch
> didn't feel like it was totally disengaging without pumping, but I assume 
> it
> just needs bled.
> B
> My question is, where could the fluid have gone?B  my first thought was 
> the
> master cylinder, but if that was the case, I would have expected one of 
> the
> baffles in the reservoir to be low.B  Should I replace seals in them
> anyway?, sounds like a lot of work.
> B
> On another note, I tried last night to put the soft top on.B  I wasn't 
> sure
> how to make it fit, so I tried attaching the top with the frame not fully
> erected and then tried to push it erect.B  Is that the right way to do 
> it?B
> I ended up ripping a seam, but I guess that isn't to surprising for a >40 
> yr
> old top.
> B
> thanks,
> Jeremiah
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