There could be wear in the pedal box or in the clevis pin, A little
wear there can cause those same symptoms.
Shawn
On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 3:33 PM, <Vsnively@aol.com> wrote:
> Dick,
>
> I've got under 20K on a new clutch. I was having difficulty getting into
> reverse, and it was scratching in the lower gears. I moved the pushrod to
the
> upper hole on the actuation arm, problem solved, so my self-adjuster
> obviously isn't working, despite the fact it's new. The spring in the old
one
> and the new one seem very weak.
>
> Thanks,
> Vic
>
>
> In a message dated 9/30/2010 4:15:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> tr6taylor@webtv.net writes:
>
> Vic---I don't know what the SC differences are between the four and the
> six, but the Triumph factory must have felt the self adjusting later
design
> was better. The later SC, with its internal spring, keeps all of the play
> out of the linkage between the SC pushrod up to the clutch fingers.
> Apparantly the TR4 needed to have this rod adjusted when play developed in
the
> clutch mechanism. No such adjustment is needed with the six. However, if
there
> is play in the linkage down in the pedal box, it must be corrected to get
> the full stroke of the clutch pedal. (The adjustable pushrod will not get
> back this lost motion).
>
> The question might be: Would the later SC be a better choice for the
> TR3/4? (I don't know the bore size, bolt flange dimension, etc.)
>
> Dick
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