Ok, something doesn't make sense to me on my TR3. Perhaps someone who is more
knowledgeable, more wise, or simply better looking can explain to me the
design of the TR3 clutch slave cylinder clevis. My clevis (fork) has a large
hole in both sides. One side is threaded for the clevis pin that screws in
from that side. So far, so good... But the other side of the clevis also has a
large hole that is not threaded. The clevis pin, at least on my vehicle, is
smaller on that side to go through the clutch release arm so it is not
supported at all on the non-threaded side (the pin "floats" inside the large
hole). So, what is wrong with this picture? Is my clevis pin wrong? I tried to
order a new clevis pin but they weren't available. The new clevis (fork)
arrived with the same large hole on the non threaded side. If my clevis pin is
correct, then it would make more sense that the non threaded hole would be the
same size as the "turned down" clevis pin on the non threaded side to offer
better support. So what "gives". Am I missing something here? I have the
ability to make a new clevis and/or pin but I can't figure out what exactly
the original engineering was trying to accomplish with the large non threaded
hole. Can anyone explain what is happening?
Thanks,
Mike Denman
1963 TR3A
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