Peter:
Thanks for the tips... Have you ever had to rebuild both cylinders on a car
every three weeks? I wouldn't complain nearly so much if the fluid just
turned black, but this is accompanied with the eventual and rapid failure
of the system, sometimes as rapid as three weeks' time on a daily driver.
The fluid becomes black just 100 miles or less after the rebuild. My plan
(perhaps) is to purchase one new master cylinder and one new slave cylinder
as soon as I am able, at which point I will replace both after flushing
thoroughly with alchohol the hydraulic line, and then filling the system
again with silicone fluid. Now, remember, I did try silicone once before
without success, but I was not starting with new parts. I am fearful that
after this expense the problem will continue, because that has always been
what has happened in the past. Oh, and I do think there may be some
metallic particles in the fluid as well, as a matter of fact.
thank you!
Pete Chadwell
Is it possible that the "black" residue to which you all refer is
> aluminum scuffing from the master and slave cylinder housing combined
> with a little worn rubber from seals, et al???
>
> Generally I have found that flushing the clutch and brake system with
> new fluid results in relatively clean fluid for a while until wear
> begins to contaminate the contents again. I've made it a practice to
> change the fluid periodically, and have had little trouble with clutch
> or brakes since 1980 (replaced a clutch slave cylinder once)...
>
> Other LBC owners have previously provided comments on the use of
> silicone fluids...so I'll abstain except to observe that LMA has
> served many LBC well for many years...failures are usually
> attributable to poor or non existent maintenance.
>
> PMQ
>
> 73 TR-6
> 72 GT-6
> 69 GT-6+ (2)
>
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>Subject: RE: TR6 clutch (Final Fix)
>Author: "Richard Ceraldi-ERC004" <Richard_Ceraldi-ERC004@email.mot.com> at
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>Date: 11/26/96 12:53 PM
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>>Pete Chadwell
>>1973 TR6 with perpetually ailing clutch hydraulics, etc, etc.
>
>Pete,
> If you want the fix to end all fixes (but not the cheap way out) here it
>is. Forget about honing those parts. No telling how many Bozo's have been
>running abrasives on a hands drill "honing" it out straight and true over
>the last 23 years.. Bite the bullet and either buy some new cylinders or
>send them to Apple (or some other co.) and have them sleeved. Refill and
>bleed with silicone.
> Quit carrying around that trunk full of parts for side of the road
>rebuilds and enjoy the car. Of course some people like to have all that
>black gunk floating around to give them something to do, but I prefer to
>see the blue and that odometer ticking away.
> I would love to here the theory on how oil gets into these closed systems
>;-).
>Good luck,
>* Richard Ceraldi Check it out!
>
>* 71 GT6 MKIII KF166L http://www.exact.com/~gt6mk3/
>* Austin, TX e-mail erc004@email.mot.com
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