Hi John,
A couple thoughts come to mind. Maybe hydraulics,
maybe clutch fork pin. You can check your fluid levels
in your reservoir. If they're fine slide under the car
and have someone depress the clutch pedal and look to
see that the slave is moving the clutch shaft. If it
is moving your problem may be a broken clutch fork pin.
This is a chronic problem that plagues our British
beasts. There is some great info available on the
buckeye triumphs web site which can explain the problem
much better than I can with some detail on how to
minimize or eliminate the problem when you go in there
to repair it.
Good luck,
Dave Mahlmeister
72 tr6
On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 08:33:57 -0400, "John North" wrote:
>
> Just bought a 76 TR6. Sweet car, I love it. I had
a
> Spitfire several
> years ago, which was all I ould afford at the time.
> But this car is a
> thrill. It had an engine rebuild and new clutch 4
> years ago, but sat in a
> showroom since then.
>
> Something unnoticed in the inspection... Got a problem
> with gear
> selection... Engine cold, easy start, no problem.
> Engine warm (not so
> easy start, but that's another story), gear select
> problem. I cannot
> select any gear -1 2,3,4 R, no good. Let off the
> clutch reselect a gear,
> still won't go. Maybe after a couple more clutch
> engage-disengage I can
> bang it into reverse (ouch). At this point, it seems
> that the clutch is
> not fully disengaged, because the car starts moving
> even before I engage the
> clutch. After I got reverse, clutch is smooth, first
> is no problem and
> we're off. No problem in normal driving, all gears
> smooth and easy
>
> Any clues where to start?
>
> John North
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