Ken,
Sounds like you may have the dreaded cracked taper pin which has
received so much attention from the list lately. If your hydraulics
check out OK then the pin will need to be replaced, most likely along
with a new fork, operating shaft, definitely shaft bushings and new
clevis pins.
Good luck,
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
CF38690UO
CF37325U
Ken Waringa wrote:
>
> Last week I announced that my 71 TR6 was finally on the road, although very
> shaky. What a great feeling to be driving a TR6 again, the first time since
> the late 70's. Last week I took the car in and got the front end aligned
> and tires balanced. That helped some, but the real cure was replacing the
> u-joints in the drive shaft. The front u-joint was in pretty bad condition.
> I went ahead and did both while I had the shaft out. What a difference,
> it's GREAT!
>
> I'm hoping to drive it to Pensacola this weekend, about a 200 mile round
> trip (daring, I know). The Panhandle British Car Club is having their
> annual show this Saturday. My son is taking the day off work and he's going
> to follow us in the 74 Midget. We plan to follow the beach as much a
> possible across the Florida Panhandle. If the weather's good it should be a
> great drive.
>
> My latest concern is the clutch doesn't seem to be disengaging fully. When
> I first started driving it last week, everything was ok. I've put about 250
> miles on it now and the disengagement seems to be getting worse. I haven't
> looked into it yet, hopefully tonight. I have good clutch pressure at the
> pedal. I can hold the clutch pedal down with no apparent release of the
> clutch. It's just getting harder to get into gear. Clutch worn maybe? Any
> advise would be appreciated and maybe cut down my troubleshooting time
> tonight. I bought the car last October and haven't done much to the
> mechanical systems. I was told the brake and clutch hydraulics had been
> rebuilt. I can see the brakes have been totally redone, new lines included.
> The clutch hydraulics don't appear new.
>
> Life is good.
>
> Ken Waringa with a yard full of LBCs
> 71 TR6 (On the road again)
> 74 Midget (son's daily driver)
> 79 MGB (son's current project)
> 74 MGB (my next project)
> 75 MGB (parts car)
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