Mike and his rollback

Tom Wells · Post by **Tom Wells** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 8:31 pm

Here's the picture:

: Mike_Cobra_rollback1 web.jpg (333.49 KiB) Viewed 12072 times

Some questions may occur to the casual reader, such as "Why is this man smiling?" "Why is his Cobra on a rollback?" "Could it possibly have anything to do with a 40-year-old hydraulic clutch cylinder?"

I'll let Mike chime in here (or Stefan - he was there too) to explain...

BlackSnake · Post by **BlackSnake** » Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:04 am

Oh the humanity...or is that humility...

The 84-88 vintage slave cylinder would appear to be the most likely culprit for sure, but should be a relatively simple and inexpensive fix. The worst part was having to cut the ride short and call for a tow. :GR::

I'll post a few other pix tomorrow.

These cars look great even on a flatbed... ..]

Cobra 65 · Post by **Cobra 65** » Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:04 pm

Mike and Tom, I enjoyed every minute of my first cruise with you guys.
It was shorter than I expected ......
Here's for the next to come... One for all and all for one!
Stefan

BlackSnake · Post by **BlackSnake** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 9:55 am

I will have this fixed in a jiffy Stefan, then we can get out and break something else...

Cobra 65 · Post by **Cobra 65** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:23 pm

Sounds like a plan, Mike.
I'm in!
Stefan

BlackSnake · Post by **BlackSnake** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 6:54 am

Here's the offending device, which dates back to 1984 (got my money's worth)

New one is on the way, should be back up and running this weekend. ..]

Tom Wells · Post by **Tom Wells** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 7:32 am

Mike,

If you need to complain to them about reliability, here's their address: Girling Ltd, Redwither Road, Wrexham Industrial Estate, Wrexham LL13 9RD

Tom

BlackSnake · Post by **BlackSnake** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:09 am

LOL...that would be funny just to see their reply. ~~(::

mooreken · Post by **mooreken** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 10:35 pm

Such a tiny part for such a big problem. ~~(::

BlackSnake · Post by **BlackSnake** » Wed Jan 23, 2019 9:31 am

True enough Ken. Was just minding my own business shifting gears, then it went pop as I depressed the clutch and the pedal went soft...couldn't shift after that.

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