[TR] TR4 Slipping Clutch: Problem Solved, back on the road.

[Will Daehler]

Thanks to the Listers that helped me through my slipping clutch problem on
my TR4.  The clutch was getting worse and worse, to the point where the car
was getting too slow and sluggish to drive.

I ordered parts a new clutch kit from TRF, which included the throw out
bearing, the clutch pressure plate and the clutch disk. AP Driveline
components, by the way, excellent quality.

By jacking up the car a foot I was able to get at some of the nuts and stuff
from below.  I had plenty of reference material, like the Haynes and the
Bentley, and a general idea of what to do.

I did have the flywheel resurfaced for $34 at a place called Car Quest,
might be a national chain.  I knew I was in the right place when I got
inside, and there were four men behind the counter, each manning his own
cash register, and the shortest line was two deep.   Busy place, and the guy
didn't blink an eye. I picked it up the next morning.

Getting the flywheel back on was not easy, I used a combination of both
feet, both hands and two by fours sitting on a jack to take the weight.
Eventually got the bolts started.  Tightening them pulled the flywheel the
rest of the way on.

Mounting the new clutch pressure plate and disk took just ten minutes with
the help of the clutch alignment tool.

My buddy Mike helped me wrestle the tranny back in.  I made a tool to help.
Should sell it on E-Bay now that I'm done with it.  I bored a hole in a six
inch long 2 X 4.  I put this short block of wood on the hydraulic jack.
With the drain plug of the tranny sitting in the hole of the wood block,
this was a pretty close to the center of gravity, and was able to raise and
lower it to line up with the engine.

The last inch and half took a while, but all of a sudden, whoosh it slid
into place.  Thirty nuts and bolts later, I was ready for a test drive.

The first shift was in the garage, into first.  I squealed the tires! Left a
little patch of black tire mark on the concrete.  So the slipping clutch
problem was solved.

Now my new problem:  Every time I shift, the car lurches forward, and the
glove box door flips open!



Will in Wisconsin

63 TR4 Powder Blue





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