Stuart,
My concern is with the clutch. It shudders during hard starts (uphills)
when the engine/tranny is hot. I am hoping it is just oil or dirt on the
plate, but am concerened that it may be the wrong clutch components or a
bad pressure plate. Do you have any experience?
Jack Brooks
Hillsdale, New Jersey
1960 TR3-A T69032L
'74 Norton Commando Roadster
On Sun, 20 Oct 1996 06:19:20 -0400 (EDT) Stuart Bollen
<stuartb@voicenet.com> writes:
>Jack, if you need work done on the wheels, try the Wheelworks in
>Delaware,302-764-9202
>Usual disclaimers etc.,I don't have wires, but they are in our Club. I
>have
>a 59, so E mail if you neeed help. Glad you got a car, wish someone
>would
>buy mine as I have my eye on a Jag.
>
>
>
>At 11:08 PM 10/19/96 EDT, you wrote:
>>Hello list,
>>
>>I finally found and purchased a 1960, TR-3A. Brought it home today,
>>Saturday, with a trailer, although I thought I might need an Ark.
>The
>>PO, while apparently not automotively gifted, like the members of
>this
>>list, did have a seemingly competent, former Jaguar mechanic,
>performing
>>regular maintenance. The car is very complete, with only one small
>area
>>of surface rust. The PO even had packages of leftover parts from a
>>carburetor rebuild kit, purchased and installed by the mechanic.
>Yea, I
>>know, leftover parts?
>>
>>It does have wire wheels, so all that ruckus I started several months
>ago
>>about the conversion and subsequent installation and removal of wire
>>wheels will not be in vain. I have a folder called wire wheels, just
>>full of how to's..
>>
>>I do have one question. The clutch was done several years ago; less
>than
>>5,000 miles ago. The clutch shudders (it gets grabby) when hot and
>>engaged on an uphill. If the wrong brand clutch, ie not a Borg and
>Beck,
>>was installed, could this cause the shudder? or might it (please)
>just be
>>oil or dirt on the friction plate?
>>
>>I want to thank everyone who has helped, directly and indirectly, in
>this
>>joyful acquisition. Just reading all the E-Mail provides an
>education
>>which could not be acquired nearly as quickly anywhere else.
>Pictures
>>provided by several individuals helped get my wife firmly behind me
>in
>>the purchase and were greatly appreciated. She thought she wanted a
>more
>>modern car (TR6), with roll up windows.
>>
>>As I get my hands dirty, I hope to be able to help provide answers to
>>other's questions, instead of just asking questions.
>>
>>Thanks again everyone.
>>
>>Jack Brooks
>>Hillsdale, New Jersey
>>1960 TR3-A T69032L
>>'74 Norton Commando Roadster
>>
>>
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