Subject: [6pack] The saga wears on

From: John Summers via 6pack <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 01:00:20 +0000 (UTC)

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Guys, this is copy pasted from my LONG post on the Triumphs list so grab a =
cup of coffee.And Ted Schumaker, thanks for the ad, if I can afford it I'll=
 be buying your kit, but right now3 days until my wife Social Security disa=
bility check hits the bank there literally is ZERO dollarsin our bank accou=
nt. =C2=A0Peanut butter three times a day isn't so bad:)) =C2=A0Anyway, her=
e is my new story:
Actually, under the car I was daydreaming about writing Jay Lenno a plea fo=
r help; I've done worseand not been shot once.
I felt well enough today (though I'm paying dearly now) to crawl under the =
TR 6 and tinkerwith the slave cylinder,,again. =C2=A0At this point I don't =
know whether to shoot the car, or myself!!You've seen me here whining befor=
e, right? =C2=A0Well, here I go again. =C2=A0I'm sorry. =C2=A0Tried to get =
the car=C2=A0in gear yet again and again and again! =C2=A0To no avail. =C2=
=A0The bear facts are I bled, re-bled I don't knowhow many times today. =C2=
=A0Pumped the clutch with anywhere from good pressure/resistance to no resi=
stance.Looked in the resivoir numerous times, filled the resivoir several t=
imes,,,,,,pumped the lever that the slave activatesMANY times and did see a=
ir bubbles and then did not see air bubbles and even thought I had defeated=
the beast,,,but didn't. =C2=A0In my final try of course started the car in =
neutral and tried to put the car in gear.Nothing doing!! Every gear, the sa=
me thing. =C2=A0I might as well have been pushing the shifter in hardenedco=
ncrete. Bright idea!! =C2=A0Just for fun put it in gear BEFORE you start it=
. =C2=A0Very funny!!! =C2=A0In gear, well, I didn't want to drive it off th=
e jack and jack stands. =C2=A0This is where I gave up. =C2=A0From 2 PM to 6=
:30 with a glimmer of hope. =C2=A0No hope.It wouldn't he such a big deal if=
 we were rolling in money. =C2=A0We have been there before and I have throw=
na ton of money at this car,,,,,,just to make it do the right things mechan=
ically. =C2=A0The body is worse thanit was when I bought it in '98.Answer m=
e this: =C2=A0The way I installed the slave and have driven the car like th=
is is =C2=A0with =C2=A0the =C2=A0rod facing forward.Now, diagrams I have se=
en really don't indicate which way the darned thing points. =C2=A0I DO have=
 to remove the oil filter to access thenut to bleed it. =C2=A0I have a "spi=
n on" adapter installed and to get any access to either top or bottom nut, =
the filter has to come off.Is it possible I have the darned thing backwards=
? =C2=A0I don't see how that could be because the rod and lever match up pe=
rfectlybut I've done sillier things. =C2=A0I know this is long, but I've GO=
T to get this car on the road. =C2=A0Maybe I mentioned it in another postbu=
t our '98 Maxima suffered a fender bender,,,,,,,on 2/20. =C2=A0We've been i=
n a rental car ever since. State Farm sent me to Hertzand the Maxima is at =
a national chain called Gerber. =C2=A0I didn't know what to do and was rely=
ing on them to get the job done.Gerber declared it a total because it would=
 cost way more to repair than it was worth. =C2=A0The problem is - that is =
our only working carand in the last six weeks or so I have taken my oldest =
son to the emergency room something like 7 times. =C2=A0He has asthma=C2=A0=
for one thing and three disc's bulging which give him horrible head aches t=
o the point of causing him to vomit because ofthe pain. =C2=A0He also has N=
O cartilage in his left knee. =C2=A0My wife is way ahead of him and has gon=
e through this for 30 years. The last 16years on total disability. =C2=A0He=
r head hurts so bad her only respite is unconsciousness and except for appo=
intments with the psychiatrist,her pain doctor of 20 years and her G.P. she=
 is in bed. =C2=A0So the TR is our last resort. Yes it is difficult for her=
 to get in and out ofbut that is the only thing we have. =C2=A0And that's o=
nly about half the story. =C2=A0AGAIN,I apologize for the length of this po=
st and my=C2=A0stupidity but I've GOT to get this car on the road,,,,,,,,pl=
us, dang it, the weather here in North Florida has been gorgeous and=C2=A0I=
 wanna do som top down driving. =C2=A0At 67 am I:(( =C2=A0Thanks guys.
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<html><head></head><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; f=
ont-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, =
sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9296"=
 dir=3D"ltr">Guys, this is copy pasted from my LONG post on the Triumphs li=
st so grab a cup of coffee.</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881=
_9296" dir=3D"ltr">And Ted Schumaker, thanks for the ad, if I can afford it=
 I'll be buying your kit, but right now</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1=
460937024881_9296" dir=3D"ltr">3 days until my wife Social Security disabil=
ity check hits the bank there literally is ZERO dollars</div><div id=3D"yui=
_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9296" dir=3D"ltr">in our bank account. &nbsp;P=
eanut butter three times a day isn't so bad:)) &nbsp;Anyway, here is my new=
 story:</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9296" dir=3D"ltr"><=
br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9296" dir=3D"ltr">Actua=
lly, under the car I was daydreaming about writing Jay Lenno a plea for hel=
p; I've done worse</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9296" di=
r=3D"ltr">and not been shot once.</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937=
024881_9296" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1=
_1460937024881_9520">I felt well enough today (though I'm paying dearly now=
) to crawl under the TR 6 and tinker</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0=
_ym19_1_1460937024881_9521">with the slave cylinder,,again. &nbsp;At this p=
oint I don't know whether to shoot the car, or myself!!</div><div dir=3D"lt=
r" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9522">You've seen me here whining =
before, right? &nbsp;Well, here I go again. &nbsp;I'm sorry. &nbsp;Tried to=
 get the car&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024=
881_9523">in gear yet again and again and again! &nbsp;To no avail. &nbsp;T=
he bear facts are I bled, re-bled I don't know</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"=
yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9524">how many times today. &nbsp;Pumped th=
e clutch with anywhere from good pressure/resistance to no resistance.</div=
><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9525">Looked in the=
 resivoir numerous times, filled the resivoir several times,,,,,,pumped the=
 lever that the slave activates</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19=
_1_1460937024881_9526">MANY times and did see air bubbles and then did not =
see air bubbles and even thought I had defeated</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D=
"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9527">the beast,,,but didn't. &nbsp;In my =
final try of course started the car in neutral and tried to put the car in =
gear.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9528">Not=
hing doing!! Every gear, the same thing. &nbsp;I might as well have been pu=
shing the shifter in hardened</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1=
_1460937024881_9529">concrete. Bright idea!! &nbsp;Just for fun put it in g=
ear BEFORE you start it. &nbsp;Very funny!!! &nbsp;In gear, well, I didn't =
want to drive it off the jack and jack stands. &nbsp;This is where I gave u=
p. &nbsp;From 2 PM to 6:30 with a glimmer of hope. &nbsp;No hope.</div><div=
 dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9530">It wouldn't he suc=
h a big deal if we were rolling in money. &nbsp;We have been there before a=
nd I have thrown</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_146093702488=
1_9531">a ton of money at this car,,,,,,just to make it do the right things=
 mechanically. &nbsp;The body is worse than</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui=
_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9532">it was when I bought it in '98.</div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9533">Answer me this: &=
nbsp;The way I installed the slave and have driven the car like this is &nb=
sp;with &nbsp;the &nbsp;rod facing forward.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui=
_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9534">Now, diagrams I have seen really don't i=
ndicate which way the darned thing points. &nbsp;I DO have to remove the oi=
l filter to access the</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_146093=
7024881_9535">nut to bleed it. &nbsp;I have a "spin on" adapter installed a=
nd to get any access to either top or bottom nut, the filter has to come of=
f.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9536">Is it =
possible I have the darned thing backwards? &nbsp;I don't see how that coul=
d be because the rod and lever match up perfectly</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=
=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9537">but I've done sillier things. &nb=
sp;I know this is long, but I've GOT to get this car on the road. &nbsp;May=
be I mentioned it in another post</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym=
19_1_1460937024881_9538">but our '98 Maxima suffered a fender bender,,,,,,,=
on 2/20. &nbsp;We've been in a rental car ever since. State Farm sent me to=
 Hertz</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9539">an=
d the Maxima is at a national chain called Gerber. &nbsp;I didn't know what=
 to do and was relying on them to get the job done.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" i=
d=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9540">Gerber declared it a total becau=
se it would cost way more to repair than it was worth. &nbsp;The problem is=
 - that is our only working car</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19=
_1_1460937024881_9541">and in the last six weeks or so I have taken my olde=
st son to the emergency room something like 7 times. &nbsp;He has asthma</d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9542">&nbsp;for o=
ne thing and three disc's bulging which give him horrible head aches to the=
 point of causing him to vomit because of</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3=
_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9543">the pain. &nbsp;He also has NO cartilage i=
n his left knee. &nbsp;My wife is way ahead of him and has gone through thi=
s for 30 years. The last 16</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1=
460937024881_9544">years on total disability. &nbsp;Her head hurts so bad h=
er only respite is unconsciousness and except for appointments with the psy=
chiatrist,</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9545=
">her pain doctor of 20 years and her G.P. she is in bed. &nbsp;So the TR i=
s our last resort. Yes it is difficult for her to get in and out of</div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9546">but that is the =
only thing we have. &nbsp;And that's only about half the story. &nbsp;AGAIN=
,I apologize for the length of this post and my&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
 id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460937024881_9547">stupidity but I've GOT to get =
this car on the road,,,,,,,,plus, dang it, the weather here in North Florid=
a has been gorgeous and&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1=
_1460937024881_9548">I wanna do som top down driving. &nbsp;At 67 am I:(( &=
nbsp;Thanks guys.</div></div></body></html>
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