eric, my clutch slave had the same exact type and color of tubing. my
guess is that it's a correct original part.
Tom
econrad wrote:
>
> Before I begin, FYI: This car is new to me, and has not driven for years.
>
> As I looked at my clutch master cylinder set-up on my '76 TR6, and then
> began tracing the clutch tubing, I discovered a "funny" pipe enroute to the
> slave cylinder.
>
> Let me describe:
> 1) Metal pipe comes from the clutch master cylinder and goes behind the
> brake servo.
>
> 2) Below where the top of the inner fender peaks, the metal tube ends, and a
> RED plastic tube (almost see through) begins. It is pressed over the end of
> the metal tube. (In other words, there are no screw-on fittings or other
> type, the "plastic" tube is simply pushed on to the metal pipe and overlaps
> by approximately 1 inch.)
>
> 3) I believe this tube is similarly fitted to a metal pipe coming from the
> slave cylinder (although I did not have the car off the ground to see
> properly).
>
> 4) I need to say that the clutch "throw shaft" is not currently linked to
> the slave cylinder pin, so I'm not sure if the clutch even works right now.
>
> Any thoughts on whether this is correct? I'm uncertain, since the
> catalogues mention a nylon tube that attaches to the metal clutch piping.
>
> Thanks,
> Eric Conrad
> Denver, CO
> econrad@teal.csn.net
>
> '76 TR6 CF52678U
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