• Hi Guest!
    You can help ensure that British Car Forum (BCF) continues to provide a great place to engage in the British car hobby! If you find BCF a beneficial community, please consider supporting our efforts with a subscription.
    There are some perks with a member upgrade!
    **Upgrade Now**
    (PS: Subscribers don't see this gawd-aweful banner
Tips
Tips

TR2/3/3A More on clutch adjustment.....

Share this page

K

karls59tr

Obi Wan
Bronze
Country flag
Offline
I'm thinking it's getting close to clutch replacement time. I have read the recent posts on bleeding the slave cylinder and doing the adjustment. I believe I have followed the procedures correctly. I have to push the clutch pedal quite far down to the floor before it engages which leads me to believe that the clutch disc may be on its's last legs? It's been quite a few years since I've changed the clutch out and I have no problem tackling the job but there still is a couple of good months driving season in our short summers here. I would like to postpone trans removal till summer is over.The car still drives OK. I can still change gears without grinding accept when trying to get into reverse at which point I shut the car off to do the shift. My question is ....at some point will I not be able to get into forward gears or will the clutch "gradually" wear and I will find it increasingly difficult to get into gear? How to tell when it's time to bite the bullet and change it out.
 
karls59tr said:
I'm thinking it's getting close to clutch replacement time. I have read the recent posts on bleeding the slave cylinder and doing the adjustment. I believe I have followed the procedures correctly. I have to push the clutch pedal quite far down to the floor before it engages which leads me to believe that the clutch disc may be on its's last legs? It's been quite a few years since I've changed the clutch out and I have no problem tackling the job but there still is a couple of good months driving season in our short summers here. I would like to postpone trans removal till summer is over.The car still drives OK. I can still change gears without grinding accept when trying to get into reverse at which point I shut the car off to do the shift. My question is ....at some point will I not be able to get into forward gears or will the clutch "gradually" wear and I will find it increasingly difficult to get into gear? How to tell when it's time to bite the bullet and change it out.
Click to expand...
Ignore this post. I believe what is giving me grief is too much slop in the clevis pin hole. Doh!
 
Back
Top