>From your description, my first guess would be a hydraulic problem, not the
clutch fork pin. Of course, if you keep abusing it like that, you may have
a clutch fork pin problem also :-)
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: <acekraut11@aol.com>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 3:34 PM
Subject: Clutch Thoughts
> Hi List,
>
> I have given some thought to my clutch situation and wanted to see what
> others thought. When I purchased my TR6 it sometimes went into 1st with
> just a little bit of resistance. That has now gotten to the point where at
> times it wont go into gear at all, until the clutch is pumped a number of
> times and then with great effort I can force it in. At other times it will
> slide into any and all gears with no problem what so ever. Only once,
> after crawling in stop and go traffic for 15 minutes did the clutch not
> disengage fully and that one time I had to pump the clutch several times
> to get the gearbox into neutral.(and avoid hitting the car in front of
> me.) Each and every other time I have been able to disengage the clutch by
> pressing the clutch to the floor. Recently the car has ground the reverse
> gear several times while I tried to engage it. Since I have had the car
> the clutch will "catch" very close to the floor. I have had no slipping of
> the clutch or reving while in gear.
>
> The clutch MC has had a small leak which has necessitated topping off of
> the fluid, probably about a half inch low about once a season(4 months).
> There is evidence of paint being removed in the footwell under the clutch
> indicating a leak at some point. There is some, but not a lot of fluid on
> the end of the clutch MC rod. The fluid in the clutch MC is cloudy. I have
> a clutch MC rebuild kit and new slave cylinder on order. I dont
> necessarily expect these repairs to fix the problem but I have no idea of
> the age of these parts and would feel more comfortable if they were
> attended to. Not to mention that if those components are repaired then
> they can be eliminated as a source of the problem or contributing to the
> problem.
>
> I am aware of the dreaded and frequent broken clutch fork pin and suspect
> that might be the cause of my problem. But I would think that if the
> clutch fork wasnt pulling the clutch back enough that the car would have
> trouble disengaging when coming to a stop. Does this make sense or, is it
> more likely that I am missing something?
>
> Aaron
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