I'm having similar problems, and my reseach has led me to the same
conclusion. My engine is freshly rebuilt, and the thrust washers are fine,
so it must be the internal workings of the clutch. Next Sunday out comes
the trans.
Jim B.
>I had a problem like this for years with my 69 TR6, and I could usually
>got it to work, first by slave cylinder rebuilds, next by moving the
>operating rod to successively closer holes on the clutch operating arm,
>and finally by shimming the slave cylinder forward. I don't recommend
>any of these: the problem, as I discovered one night when the blasted
>thing finally broke, and ejected my slave piston and seals, was the
>throwout fork. It had split, and had apparently been splitting for
>years. If you replace the throwout fork, you might as well replace the
>bushings, operating rod, and lock pin also, as you have to dismantle the
>interior to get to some of the bellhousing bolts, and, as I recall, it
>is pretty much an all-day affair to pull the transmission, fix it, and
>put it back in.
>
>>Anyway,
>>onto the problem, recently, our 71 TR6 has had a lot of trouble going into
>the
>>gears. It is nigh impossible to put it in reverse while the engine is
>>running, and when driving, shifting into other gears is always easy.
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