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Re: [TR] TR6 transmission

To: Peter Arakelian <peterara@msn.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 transmission
From: Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 13:07:41 -0700
Cc: "triumphs@autox.team.net" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
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Peter -

As a starting point, a bleed of the clutch hydraulics might be in order.

If there is a bit of air in there repeated pumping can compress it enough
that the system will work for awhile.

Could be other things, but a bleed takes only minutes.

Geo


On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 12:50 PM, Peter Arakelian <peterara@msn.com> wrote:

> 1971 TR6 non-overdrive transmission.  Driving back to work last Friday from
> lunch, about 1/2-mile out rolled up to a stop sign in neutral.  Stopped,
> went
> to put into first, would not go.  would not go into 2nd, 3rd or 4th.  Let
> the
> clutch out in neutral, revved the motor,it went into 1st, shifted to 2nd
> OK.
> Got back to work. End of the day, drove home.  The first time I shifted
> into
> 2nd, got a slight grind, back to neutral, tried again, went no problem.
> Drove
> home with no problems.One time hang up or something serious?Thoughts..Peter
> Arakelian - '71 TR6, Daily Driver
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