Subject: [TR] My darned clutch

From: John Summers <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 01:50:22 +0000 (UTC)

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I sent this to the 6 Pack list, but the more answers, the merrier.=C2=A0 I =
changed my clutch slave cylinder and bled it. =C2=A0Went for a drive and
after sitting in a drive through a few minutes had a heck of a time getting=
 it in gear. =C2=A0I learned a long time agonot to take the car out of gear=
 in situations like that. =C2=A0After some crunching of gears I got home. =
=C2=A0On adviceof one more experienced than me I re-bled the thing with my =
son pushing the pedal and me under the car.=C2=A0Finally after seeing no mo=
re air bubbles and having a good amount of resistance I went for a short dr=
ive.Returning home and about to turn into my driveway I had to crunch the g=
ears again. =C2=A0More fluid was added and=C2=A0more pumping etc. I felt co=
nfident. =C2=A0I got to the end of my street today before I had to do a U t=
urn and come home.I wonder whats wrong? =C2=A0 =C2=A0There are different sp=
ots on the rod into the slave and frankly I don't remember=C2=A0which hole =
I have it set at. =C2=A0Would changing that make a difference? =C2=A0Should=
 I go to the hole nearer theslave or father away, should it come to that. =
=C2=A0Ideas, opinions, prayers?=C2=A0John Summers, =C2=A0Jacksonville Flori=
da'74 TR 6

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>I sent this to the 6 Pack list, but the more answers, the merrier.</div><d=
iv id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460250925971_6587"><span style=3D"font-size: 16=
px;">&nbsp; I changed my clutch slave cylinder and bled it. &nbsp;Went for =
a drive and</span><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_146025=
0925971_6654">after sitting in a drive through a few minutes had a heck of =
a time getting it in gear. &nbsp;I learned a long time ago</div><div dir=3D=
"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460250925971_6655">not to take the car out o=
f gear in situations like that. &nbsp;After some crunching of gears I got h=
ome. &nbsp;On advice</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_14602509=
25971_6656">of one more experienced than me I re-bled the thing with my son=
 pushing the pedal and me under the car.&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"=
yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460250925971_6657">Finally after seeing no more air bubb=
les and having a good amount of resistance I went for a short drive.</div><=
div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460250925971_6658">Returning home =
and about to turn into my driveway I had to crunch the gears again. &nbsp;M=
ore fluid was added and&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1=
_1460250925971_6659">more pumping etc. I felt confident. &nbsp;I got to the=
 end of my street today before I had to do a U turn and come home.</div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460250925971_6660">I wonder whats wr=
ong? &nbsp; &nbsp;There are different spots on the rod into the slave and f=
rankly I don't remember&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1=
_1460250925971_6661">which hole I have it set at. &nbsp;Would changing that=
 make a difference? &nbsp;Should I go to the hole nearer the</div><div dir=
=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460250925971_6662">slave or father away, =
should it come to that. &nbsp;Ideas, opinions, prayers?&nbsp;</div><div dir=
=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460250925971_6663">John Summers, &nbsp;Ja=
cksonville Florida</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460250925=
971_6664">'74 TR 6</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460250925=
971_6665"><br id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460250925971_6666"></div></div></bod=
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From: Jeff Scarbrough <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 07:56:16 -0400

Have you got the bleed screw on top?

On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 9:50 PM, John Summers <[email-masked]> wrote:
> I sent this to the 6 Pack list, but the more answers, the merrier.
>   I changed my clutch slave cylinder and bled it.  Went for a drive and
> after sitting in a drive through a few minutes had a heck of a time getting
> it in gear.  I learned a long time ago
> not to take the car out of gear in situations like that.  After some
> crunching of gears I got home.  On advice
> of one more experienced than me I re-bled the thing with my son pushing the
> pedal and me under the car.
> Finally after seeing no more air bubbles and having a good amount of
> resistance I went for a short drive.
> Returning home and about to turn into my driveway I had to crunch the gears
> again.  More fluid was added and
> more pumping etc. I felt confident.  I got to the end of my street today
> before I had to do a U turn and come home.
> I wonder whats wrong?    There are different spots on the rod into the slave
> and frankly I don't remember
> which hole I have it set at.  Would changing that make a difference?  Should
> I go to the hole nearer the
> slave or father away, should it come to that.  Ideas, opinions, prayers?
> John Summers,  Jacksonville Florida
> '74 TR 6
>
>
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