[TR] clutch hydraulics

[Carl Sereda]

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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