Last weekend, I put a new Toyota throw out bearing into my TR4 vintage
racer. My car has been converted to the full TR6 clutch set up including
TR6 master and slave cylinders. The only non TR6 part (aside from the t-o
bearing of course) is the brand new GT6 clutch disk, which is required by
the close ratio gearbox I have also just installed. I transported the car
on a tilt bed trailer, and put the car into gear (2nd) while I undid the
tie downs. I then unlatched the tilt bed, and when the bed tilted up, the
car rolled down the bed of the trailer with the wheels turning even though
it was in gear. When the rear tires touched the ground, the car stopped. I
got in the car and pushed in the clutch pedal, and the car rolled the rest
of the way onto the street. The day before I brought the car home, I ran it
on a chassis dyno and made MANY pedal to the floor runs (6200 rpm in 4th
gear - yeah, it was FUN!) with not even the slightest indication of clutch
slip.
When I mounted the Toyota bearing onto a brand new t-o bearing sleeve, I
noticed that the assembly was taller (longer?) than the TR6 assembly that
had come out of the car. With everything mounted up, I notice that the arm
on the tranny that the slave pins to is not completely vertical. The clutch
action feels great, and the trans shifts just fine.
Anyone have an thoughts about this?
THANKS,
Irv Korey
74 TR6 CF22767U
63 TR4 VSCDA Group 2 #58
Highland Park, IL
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