Hi all
Yes the reason they break is old age and cycle expiry (too many pedal
pushes). I had the master cylinder spring snap on a Dolomite I used to own,
the two bits wound themselves over one another and jammed the clutch in the
released position, I was just leaving work at the time, dark and raining,
dressed in most inappropriate clothes for grovelling under a car
(shirt,tie,smart trousers). I don't know whether this is relevant but it was
the only time I ever carried my full tool tray in this (or any other for
that matter) car, so I pushed it up onto a curb reached under until I could
undo the bleed nipple at which point the old brake fluid squirted up my arm
and ruined the shirt. I got back into the car and then realised that it
would have had the same effect had I simply released the pipe from the
master cylinder, possibly with the exception of turning a shirt into rags!!
Once this was done I then drove the car the 5 miles home using a hastily
devised route avoiding as many junctions as possible, fortunately I only had
to stop once at a junction and though it was on a slight uphill the starter
took me away just fine and these cars are very easy to drive without the use
of a clutch. The moral ,I think, of this story is don't carry a toolkit
around with you and either the car won't break, or you get a tow home where
you can repair the car properly.
Graham.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Gano <kengano@mcleodusa.net>
To: Paul Mitchell <paul-m@mweb.co.za>; Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 11:18 PM
Subject: RE: TR6 clutch diagnosis
>
> Age, use and maybe heating/cooling. Spring steel is tempered in such a
way
> that it will only withstand so many cycles.
>
> My guess :)
>
> Ken Gano
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Paul Mitchell
> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 1:56 PM
> To: Triumphs
> Subject: TR6 clutch diagnosis
>
>
> On investigating my clutch problem further, I discovered that the spring
> in the master cylinder had, well, shattered is the only work for it.
> When I removed it, it was in 6 pieces, with several other cracks. Has
> anyone else encountered this problem, and does anyone have any idea what
> could have caused it?
>
> Paul
> 74 TR6 PI (RHD)
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