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Subject: [TR] The story (drags on) continues
From: John Summers <rivers2hills@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 00:50:13 +0000 (UTC)
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I felt well enough today (though I'm paying dearly now) to crawl under the =
TR 6 and tinkerwith the slave cylinder,,again. =C2=A0At this point I don't =
know whether to shoot the car, or myself!!You've seen me here whining befor=
e, right? =C2=A0Well, here I go again. =C2=A0I'm sorry. =C2=A0Tried to get =
the car=C2=A0in gear yet again and again and again! =C2=A0To no avail. =C2=
=A0The bear facts are I bled, re-bled I don't knowhow many times today. =C2=
=A0Pumped the clutch with anywhere from good pressure/resistance to no resi=
stance.Looked in the resivoir numerous times, filled the resivoir several t=
imes,,,,,,pumped the lever that the slave activatesMANY times and did see a=
ir bubbles and then did not see air bubbles and even thought I had defeated=
the beast,,,but didn't. =C2=A0In my final try of course started the car in =
neutral and tried to put the car in gear.Nothing doing!! Every gear, the sa=
me thing. =C2=A0I might as well have been pushing the shifter in hardenedco=
ncrete. Bright idea!! =C2=A0Just for fun put it in gear BEFORE you start it=
. =C2=A0Very funny!!! =C2=A0In gear, well, I didn't want to drive it off th=
e jack and jack stands. =C2=A0This is where I gave up. =C2=A0From 2 PM to 6=
:30 with a glimmer of hope. =C2=A0No hope.It wouldn't he such a big deal if=
 we were rolling in money. =C2=A0We have been there before and I have throw=
na ton of money at this car,,,,,,just to make it do the right things mechan=
ically. =C2=A0The body is worse thanit was when I bought it in '98.Answer m=
e this: =C2=A0The way I installed the slave and have driven the car like th=
is is =C2=A0with =C2=A0the =C2=A0rod facing forward.Now, diagrams I have se=
en really don't indicate which way the darned thing points. =C2=A0I DO have=
 to remove the oil filter to access thenut to bleed it. =C2=A0I have a "spi=
n on" adapter installed and to get any access to either top or bottom nut, =
the filter has to come off.Is it possible I have the darned thing backwards=
? =C2=A0I don't see how that could be because the rod and lever match up pe=
rfectlybut I've done sillier things. =C2=A0I know this is long, but I've GO=
T to get this car on the road. =C2=A0Maybe I mentioned it in another postbu=
t our '98 Maxima suffered a fender bender,,,,,,,on 2/20. =C2=A0We've been i=
n a rental car ever since. State Farm sent me to Hertzand the Maxima is at =
a national chain called Gerber. =C2=A0I didn't know what to do and was rely=
ing on them to get the job done.Gerber declared it a total because it would=
 cost way more to repair than it was worth. =C2=A0The problem is - that is =
our only working carand in the last six weeks or so I have taken my oldest =
son to the emergency room something like 7 times. =C2=A0He has asthma=C2=A0=
for one thing and three disc's bulging which give him horrible head aches t=
o the point of causing him to vomit because ofthe pain. =C2=A0He also has N=
O cartilage in his left knee. =C2=A0My wife is way ahead of him and has gon=
e through this for 30 years. The last 16years on total disability. =C2=A0He=
r head hurts so bad her only respite is unconsciousness and except for appo=
intments with the psychiatrist,her pain doctor of 20 years and her G.P. she=
 is in bed. =C2=A0So the TR is our last resort. Yes it is difficult for her=
 to get in and out ofbut that is the only thing we have. =C2=A0And that's o=
nly about half the story. =C2=A0AGAIN,I apologize for the length of this po=
st and my=C2=A0stupidity but I've GOT to get this car on the road,,,,,,,,pl=
us, dang it, the weather here in North Florida has been gorgeous and=C2=A0I=
 wanna do som top down driving. =C2=A0At 67 am I:(( =C2=A0Thanks guys.
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ont-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, =
sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_6657"=
 dir=3D"ltr">I felt well enough today (though I'm paying dearly now) to cra=
wl under the TR 6 and tinker</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_146093702488=
1_6657" dir=3D"ltr">with the slave cylinder,,again. &nbsp;At this point I d=
on't know whether to shoot the car, or myself!!</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_=
ym19_1_1460937024881_6657" dir=3D"ltr">You've seen me here whining before, =
right? &nbsp;Well, here I go again. &nbsp;I'm sorry. &nbsp;Tried to get the=
 car&nbsp;</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_6657" dir=3D"ltr=
">in gear yet again and again and again! &nbsp;To no avail. &nbsp;The bear =
facts are I bled, re-bled I don't know</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_14=
60937024881_6657" dir=3D"ltr">how many times today. &nbsp;Pumped the clutch=
 with anywhere from good pressure/resistance to no resistance.</div><div id=
=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_6657" dir=3D"ltr">Looked in the resivoi=
r numerous times, filled the resivoir several times,,,,,,pumped the lever t=
hat the slave activates</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_665=
7" dir=3D"ltr">MANY times and did see air bubbles and then did not see air =
bubbles and even thought I had defeated</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1=
460937024881_6657" dir=3D"ltr">the beast,,,but didn't. &nbsp;In my final tr=
y of course started the car in neutral and tried to put the car in gear.</d=
iv><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_6657" dir=3D"ltr">Nothing doi=
ng!! Every gear, the same thing. &nbsp;I might as well have been pushing th=
e shifter in hardened</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_6657"=
 dir=3D"ltr">concrete. Bright idea!! &nbsp;Just for fun put it in gear BEFO=
RE you start it. &nbsp;Very funny!!! &nbsp;In gear, well, I didn't want to =
drive it off the jack and jack stands. &nbsp;This is where I gave up. &nbsp=
;From 2 PM to 6:30 with a glimmer of hope. &nbsp;No hope.</div><div id=3D"y=
ui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_6657" dir=3D"ltr">It wouldn't he such a big =
deal if we were rolling in money. &nbsp;We have been there before and I hav=
e thrown</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_6657" dir=3D"ltr">=
a ton of money at this car,,,,,,just to make it do the right things mechani=
cally. &nbsp;The body is worse than</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_14609=
37024881_6657" dir=3D"ltr">it was when I bought it in '98.</div><div id=3D"=
yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_6657" dir=3D"ltr">Answer me this: &nbsp;The=
 way I installed the slave and have driven the car like this is &nbsp;with =
&nbsp;the &nbsp;rod facing forward.</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_14609=
37024881_6657" dir=3D"ltr">Now, diagrams I have seen really don't indicate =
which way the darned thing points. &nbsp;I DO have to remove the oil filter=
 to access the</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_6657" dir=3D=
"ltr">nut to bleed it. &nbsp;I have a "spin on" adapter installed and to ge=
t any access to either top or bottom nut, the filter has to come off.</div>=
<div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_6657" dir=3D"ltr">Is it possible=
 I have the darned thing backwards? &nbsp;I don't see how that could be bec=
ause the rod and lever match up perfectly</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1=
_1460937024881_6657" dir=3D"ltr">but I've done sillier things. &nbsp;I know=
 this is long, but I've GOT to get this car on the road. &nbsp;Maybe I ment=
ioned it in another post</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_66=
57" dir=3D"ltr">but our '98 Maxima suffered a fender bender,,,,,,,on 2/20. =
&nbsp;We've been in a rental car ever since. State Farm sent me to Hertz</d=
iv><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_6657" dir=3D"ltr">and the Max=
ima is at a national chain called Gerber. &nbsp;I didn't know what to do an=
d was relying on them to get the job done.</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_=
1_1460937024881_6657" dir=3D"ltr">Gerber declared it a total because it wou=
ld cost way more to repair than it was worth. &nbsp;The problem is - that i=
s our only working car</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_6657=
" dir=3D"ltr">and in the last six weeks or so I have taken my oldest son to=
 the emergency room something like 7 times. &nbsp;He has asthma</div><div i=
d=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_6657" dir=3D"ltr">&nbsp;for one thing =
and three disc's bulging which give him horrible head aches to the point of=
 causing him to vomit because of</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_14609370=
24881_6657" dir=3D"ltr">the pain. &nbsp;He also has NO cartilage in his lef=
t knee. &nbsp;My wife is way ahead of him and has gone through this for 30 =
years. The last 16</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_6657" di=
r=3D"ltr">years on total disability. &nbsp;Her head hurts so bad her only r=
espite is unconsciousness and except for appointments with the psychiatrist=
,</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_6657" dir=3D"ltr">her pai=
n doctor of 20 years and her G.P. she is in bed. &nbsp;So the TR is our las=
t resort. Yes it is difficult for her to get in and out of</div><div id=3D"=
yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_6657" dir=3D"ltr">but that is the only thin=
g we have. &nbsp;And that's only about half the story. &nbsp;AGAIN,I apolog=
ize for the length of this post and my&nbsp;</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym1=
9_1_1460937024881_6657" dir=3D"ltr">stupidity but I've GOT to get this car =
on the road,,,,,,,,plus, dang it, the weather here in North Florida has bee=
n gorgeous and&nbsp;</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_6657" =
dir=3D"ltr">I wanna do som top down driving. &nbsp;At 67 am I:(( &nbsp;Than=
ks guys.</div></div></body></html>
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