Zimmycobra
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I have a late 1965 TR4A that I have restored mechanically and am still working on the cosmetics.
I am sitting here at work thinking about the newest problem with the car (who isn't doing that?) and wondered what the group thinks. Car has been driving for 1 1/2 years and has been running fairly well - no clutch problems. I rebuilt the clutch master cylinder with the Moss rebuild kit and I replaced the slave cylinder when I did the restoration. All worked fine. The car has been parked since Mother's Day (something in the gas tank causing blockage and I haven't had the time to replace the tank yet - a whole other story :wink-new. Went to move the car the other day and found that I couldn't get into any gear. Clutch just wouldn't allow it. Master cylinder is still full, but the fluid is a very dark almost black color.
My guess is that the replaced seal has disintegrated, coloring the fluid and allowing fluid to flow around it preventing pressure for the clutch. Using Castrol LMA Dot 4 fluid.
Plan is to replace the master cylinder (just to be sure going forward) and to replace the plastic tube that connects the pipe to the slave cylinder with a new stainless braided hose.
Thoughts, anyone? Curious as to what you all may think. Thanks.
I am sitting here at work thinking about the newest problem with the car (who isn't doing that?) and wondered what the group thinks. Car has been driving for 1 1/2 years and has been running fairly well - no clutch problems. I rebuilt the clutch master cylinder with the Moss rebuild kit and I replaced the slave cylinder when I did the restoration. All worked fine. The car has been parked since Mother's Day (something in the gas tank causing blockage and I haven't had the time to replace the tank yet - a whole other story :wink-new. Went to move the car the other day and found that I couldn't get into any gear. Clutch just wouldn't allow it. Master cylinder is still full, but the fluid is a very dark almost black color.
My guess is that the replaced seal has disintegrated, coloring the fluid and allowing fluid to flow around it preventing pressure for the clutch. Using Castrol LMA Dot 4 fluid.
Plan is to replace the master cylinder (just to be sure going forward) and to replace the plastic tube that connects the pipe to the slave cylinder with a new stainless braided hose.
Thoughts, anyone? Curious as to what you all may think. Thanks.