Actually, Eric, I'd hesitate to replace any of the internal clutch
components if they are not giving you any trouble. There are many on
this list including myself that have been living in TR6 Clutch Hell
because of poor quality replacement parts available.
This mostly pertains to the clutch release bearing. If Nelson hasn't
reponded to your post, I would recommend going over to his
webpages at the Buckeye Triumphs webpage and start reading the TR6 tech
pages - there is a lot of info there you can digest.
http://www.buckeyetriumphs.org/
If you're having trouble getting into 1st and reverse, either
you are not getting enough fluid thru the hydraulic system to fully
operate the crossshaft, and/or the pin that holds the shaft to the fork
is broken. You also probably have wear in the linkages between the
clutch pedal and the master cylinder pushrod, and between the slave cyl
pushrod and the crossshaft arm. Get it all fixed, and drive the hell
out of it!
Cheers,
Ryan
6/71 Sapphire
> Congratulations Eric,
>
> I'm impressed that you would undertake such a trip with a newly
> purchased
> 31 year old car.
> As there is no adjustment of the TR6 clutch, your first order of
> business
> will be to pull the trans and set things right. My guess would be
> that the
> hydraulic pipe from the clutch master to the slave is probably
> original and
> needs to be renewed- along with the rest of the usual bits- clutch
> disk,
> pressure plate and release bearing. Also, if you are going to the
> trouble
> of putting it right, you might wish to also renew the bushings in
> the pedal
> box and perhaps look to renew the clutch slave push-rod also.
> Again, congrats for an excellent choice in a car and welcome to the
> list.
>
> Jeff Johnson
> '76 TR6 CF50278U -original owner
>
>
> At 04:56 AM 11/11/01 -0500, Eric Myracle wrote:
> >Hello list. I'm the proud new owner of a '70 TR6. I bought it from
> >Ebay and just got home from picking it up in Chicago and driving back
> >down to Atlanta. Whew! It was a long drive. Other than a clutch
> >that needs work or adjustment (won't disengage completely, making it
> >very difficult to shift into first or reverse from rest) the car
> >performed flawlessly.
> >
> >Looking forward to rewarding ownership and lots of advice from the
> >experts...
> >
> >Eric in Atlanta
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