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This might be a red herring but on several occasions I have had the clutch disk
stick to the flywheel. Usually after extended storage. This requires a bit of
abuse to get it unstuck. Brian Alwin 72 TR6
On August 11, 2015 12:44:17 PM PDT, John Summers via 6pack
<6pack@autox.team.net> wrote:
>Dear fellow knuckle heads ( for owning these demon Triumphs) :))
>I changed the slave cylinder (clutch), bled it, bla, blah,bla . Due to
>my overallhealth, the room between the car and my garage wall, and
>mental health it took me quite a while ( months ) to finishby any
>competent mechanic, the two hour job.Purchased my '74 TR6 in 1998. Ok,
>so much for the back round info.  I took it for a short drivejust  to
>test my work, it worked well. It sat two weeks before I bravely set out
>on a 2 mile roundtrip to CVS. Â Turning off the main road into the
>parking lot and !!! SURPRISE !!!! it wouldn't go into 2nd gear.It
>wasn't pretty driving home but got it into the yard. Â Wouldn't go into
>any gear.The only thing I could think of besides toping off the clutch
>fluid, down 1/4", Would possiblybe the clutch lever which has three
>holes in it.  I don't remember which hole I used.  Assuming I had it in
>the center hole, which hole would move the clutch most (and
>hopefully)make the damn thing work. Â I'm tired of being afraid to drive
>it and have absolutely NO MORE MONEY to spend on repairs. Probably
>spent $3,000 in the last year and a half. Â Â
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<html><head></head><body>This might be a red herring but on several occasions I
have had the clutch disk stick to the flywheel. Usually after extended storage.
This requires a bit of abuse to get it unstuck. Brian Alwin 72 TR6<br><br><div
class="gmail_quote">On August 11, 2015 12:44:17 PM PDT, John Summers via 6pack
<6pack@autox.team.net> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote"
style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);
padding-left: 1ex;">
<div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue,
Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande,
sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439320732672_4432">Dear
fellow knuckle heads ( for owning these demon Triumphs) :))</div><div
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439320732672_4446"><br /></div><div
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439320732672_4406">I changed the slave cylinder (clutch),
bled it, bla, blah,bla . Due to my overall</div><div dir="ltr"
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439320732672_4404">health, the room between the car and my
garage wall, and mental health</div><div dir="ltr"
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439320732672_4404"> it took me quite a while ( months )
to finish</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439320732672_4404">by any
competent mechanic, the two hour job.</div><div dir="ltr"
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439320732672_4404">Purchased my '74 TR6 in 1998. Ok, so much
for the back round info. I took it for a short drive</div><div dir="ltr"
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439320732672_4404">just to test my work, it worked
well. It sat two weeks before I bravely set out on a 2 mile round</div><div
dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439320732672_4404">trip to CVS. Turning off
the main road into the parking lot and !!! SURPRISE !!!! it wouldn't go into
2nd gear.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439320732672_4404">It wasn't
pretty driving home but got it into the yard. Wouldn't go into any
gear.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439320732672_4404">The only thing I
could think of besides toping off the clutch fluid, down 1/4", Would
possibly</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439320732672_4404">be the clutch
lever which has three holes in it. I don't remember which
hole </div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439320732672_4404">I used.
Assuming I had it in the center hole, which hole would move the clutch
most (and hopefully)</div><div dir="ltr"
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439320732672_4404">make the damn
thing work. I'm tired of being afraid to drive it and have absolutely NO
MORE MONEY to spend on repairs. </div><div dir="ltr"
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439320732672_4404">Probably spent $3,000 in the last year and
a half. </div><div dir="ltr"
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439320732672_4405"> </div></div><p style="margin-top:
2.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; border-bottom: 1px solid #000"></p><pre
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