I'm going to guess it's just a dragging brakeshoe. Once you've driven a few
miles, the drum warms up, the diameter increases slightly and the dragging
stops. The only harbinger I see is a little brake maintenance in your
future. Worst case the adjusters will be stuck and the wheel cylinder full
of muck. Don't change out any expensive driveline stuff til you've looked
at the brakes. As a test, drive the car a few miles without using the
brakes. ( well, only a little bit...) pull over and feel the brake drums
with your hand. The hot one is the culprit.
Have fun...
Bob Westerdale
59 3A TS36967
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Grey [mailto:msgrey@ucdavis.edu]
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 2:56 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: TR6 question for the group
I have a 73 TR6. The car runs great and I'm currently using it as a daily
driver in the Sacramento, CA area. Recently I noticed that when I start the
car and 'gently' back up or pull forward something towards the rear of the
car feels like it 'breaks-free' (sort of like it was initially
binding/frozen). I think its coming from one of the wheels but could be the
differential. This only occurs when the car has been sitting for an
extended period of time (like overnight). Once I start driving the car it
does not reoccur and the car drives fine. Is this the harbinger if bigger
problems to come? I put the car up on a rack at the local service station
to check the u-joints and did not notice any excessive play. The drive
shaft was recently rebalanced with new u-joints so I do not think that was
the problem. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks
Michael Grey
73 TR6 CF4828U 140K
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