Clutch Slave Cylinder Mount Position

[SherpaPilot]

I recently changed both the master and slave clutch cylinder on the TR6. I had trouble getting enough travel from the slave. After doing a forum search, I found that I was not the only one around that had this problem. I continued to bleed the system as much as possible and now feel confident there is no air trapped. What I found was my slave mounting plate was mounted on the front side of the transmission. The slave cylinder has a machined frontal area which indicates it should be mounted through the mounting plate from the front side. On my car, the only way it will work is to mount it from the back side which is also indicated in the old Bentley manual. Logically I think my bracket is mounted on the wrong side of the transmission. Remounting it on the back side will allow the slave to bolt on better and perhaps give more travel to the pushrod. Whewwww, what a long winded question. It is now pushing midnight and I am considering a cold beer and some oldies. Does anyone have any experience with this mounting bracket? Thanks for any input you can offer. It will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Brosky]

Look at the attachment in the first post of this thread, but don't consider the nuts and washers used as spacers as a correct part of the installation.

Maybe this is what it takes to make things work on some cars, but it shouldn't be that way.

https://www.britishcarforum.com/ubbthread...e=2&fpart=1

 

[SherpaPilot]

Looks like my mounting plate is correct and my slave is mounted on the correct side of the plate. Thanks for the quick response Brosky. By the way, my TR6's original owner was a pilot stationed at Quonsit, RI. (sorry bout the spelling), He bought the car new and drove it to California. Later he sold it to the second owner and I bought it from them in the late 80s from a couple in NJ. It now resides in Texas.

 

[Brosky]

It really is a small world. Especially when you live the the smallest state like we do. You were close, it's Quonset, like in the huts they used to build there for WWII.

Good luck with the clutch. And make sure that the rod is in the center.

 

[ROADSTR6]

If you have the slave mounted correctly and you still don't have enough rod travel even after thoroughly bleeding the system, I would suspect that you have a broken pin in the cross shaft. Mine was that way when I bought it and the DPO welded additional material onto the push rod to make up the difference. The fix for this is to pull the transmission and install a new pin in the fork. While you're at it, cross drill the fork and shaft and fit a hardened bolt and lock nut to prevent this happening again in the future. Good luck with your 6.

Dave