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Riding today and clutch went out......
- Thread starter dperry
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Sorry....that would help... 1972 TR6...pedal was short travel anyway....checked fluid level but later pumped pedal to get into 1st...drove home in 3rd .... wondering if booster went out
Geo Hahn
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That sounds like air in the system -- I would bleed it and see if things improve. Don't think there is any booster involved.
Marvin Gruber
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Look at slave cylinder, does it look wet or have fluid drips, that would be my first place to look.
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Bradhowesable
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Same thing happened to me and all I had to do was refill my reservoir with fluid and then bleed the lines.
Pump the clutch and if you get pressure built up it may be similar to my problems.
Pump the clutch and if you get pressure built up it may be similar to my problems.
By "out" do you mean it failed to disengage? It sounds like that is what you mean and that would point to hydraulics first. If pumping the clutch pedal actually helped, rebuilding the cylinders may be in order. Look for signs of leakage around the master and slave cylinders. Have someone help you and watch the travel of the slave cylinder as the clutch pedal is depressed. If you see a good bit of movement there and the clutch still does not disengage it would mean mechanical problems inside the bell housing. There is a pin that holds the forks for the throw-out bearing and it is a common place for failure. It gets worn and sometimes breaks. It happened to me on the track at Mid-Ohio. I drove my TR4A all the way back to S. Charleston, WV with no clutch, timing stoplight changes, shifting without the clutch.
I hope it is your hydraulics.
I hope it is your hydraulics.