Standard clutch for Toledo

[Jackinthebox]

Just trying to improve my Toledo knowledge . Am I correct in thinking that there were only ever two types of clutch fitted to a 1300 Toledo, the 9 spline one for the 3 rail gearbox and the 20 spline one for the single rail?

[Toledo Man]

I've moved the thread here because it is a technical question and NOT a restoration thread.

To answer your question, you are indeed correct about the clutch. You are also correct in that is is related to the type of gearbox. The change occurred in 1975. You can download the Toledo parts catalogue and factory workshop manual from my BT Cloud.

[Jackinthebox]

Thanks very much for your reply and the link to the Workshop and Parts Manuals, they will keep me entertained for hours whilst the Christmas TV repeats are on.
Just another question if I may. My 24k miles Toledo is quite original and largely to factory spec. When I bought it it did not have a rubber on the accelerator pedal but at this years National I was told that it should have one (for now I have fitted a part worn one). The workshop manual does not show one fitted and there is no part number listed. Does this then mean that the original spec did not have one?

[2door-toledo]

Just another question if I may. My 24k miles Toledo is quite original and largely to factory spec. When I bought it it did not have a rubber on the accelerator pedal but at this years National I was told that it should have one (for now I have fitted a part worn one). The workshop manual does not show one fitted and there is no part number listed. Does this then mean that the original spec did not have one?

This is a very good question and something I've been wondering too. The 1971/72 Toledo parts book shows no rubber part on the pedal.

[naskeet]

Thanks very much for your reply and the link to the Workshop and Parts Manuals, they will keep me entertained for hours whilst the Christmas TV repeats are on.
Just another question if I may. My 24k miles Toledo is quite original and largely to factory spec. When I bought it it did not have a rubber on the accelerator pedal but at this years National I was told that it should have one (for now I have fitted a part worn one). The workshop manual does not show one fitted and there is no part number listed. Does this then mean that the original spec did not have one?

When my father bought our four-door 1974 Triumph Toledo 1300 in May 1975, it did NOT have an accelerator-pedal rubber either. Several years later, I salvaged one from another related Triumph saloon at the local car breaker's yard.

My clutch lasted 101,000 miles

[Jackinthebox]

That,s a very high mileage for a clutch Nigel, I hope the one I fitted lasts as long. On my current annual mileage that will be 50 yrs so I doubt I will be driving by then . Like you, I am of the opinion that they did not have one fitted when new and I also have fitted one from another car. If I want to keep it original I can always take it off.

[naskeet]

That,s a very high mileage for a clutch Nigel, I hope the one I fitted lasts as long. On my current annual mileage that will be 50 yrs so I doubt I will be driving by then . Like you, I am of the opinion that they did not have one fitted when new and I also have fitted one from another car. If I want to keep it original I can always take it off.

I wasn't very impressed with just 101,000 miles for a clutch, which I thought should last a lot longer!?!

About 20,000 miles earlier, I was obliged to replace the rear brake shoes; not because the were worn to anywhere near their limits, but because the MOT inspector claimed they were glazed owing to lack of use!?! Up to the 101,000 miles I had yet to wear out my third set of front disc-brake pads and the brake discs themselves show little sign of wear. The last time I replaced a complete set of five tyres (Kelly-Springfield Steelmark, 175 SR13) each tyre had about 35,000 miles worth of wear on them.

It's probably all attributable to gentle, economical driving.

My car will never be original again and hasn't been since before my father bought it in May 1975. It becomes even less original with each phase of upgrades & modifications.

When I last overhauled the hydraulic clutch master cylinder and brake master cylinder, I replaced the split-pins at the end of the piston rods where they fit into the foot-pedal-lever assemblies (i.e. Items 153675 & PC0009 in the picture below) with clevis pins salvaged from Triumph front brake-disc-pad retaining pins. They are much easier to remove in the future than split pins and probably just as secure for all practical purposes.