Jerry Greenberg wrote:
>I havebeen experiencing severe clutch problems at times with my 1976
>TR6. Mainly in hot weather, and sometimes in cool and cold weather, it
>is very difficult and sometimes impossible to engage first gear from a
>stop when the engine temperature is above "normal". I sometimes have
>trouble engaging second gear but not nearly as much difficulty as
>first.
>
>If and when I finally do get into first gear, it is as if the clutch is
>engaged, in other words, if I am in first gear and let off the brake,
>the car will move forward.
>
I had the same thing happen to one of my TR-6's. The problem was the clutch
hydraulics. The master cylinder was the culprit. I rebuilt it a couple of
times but the problem persisted. I replaced the master cylinder and the
problem went away...and has stayed away for almost two years.
Regards,
Chad Jester
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