[DeTomaso] Source for Clutch Slave Cylinder

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/06/07 10:00:26 AM, pvperry at earthlink.net writes:

<< What are some of the vendor sources and contact info for stock or 
aftermarket clutch slave cylinders?

100% of the Pantera parts vendors sell new clutch slave cylinders; call your 
favorite. All are far better than any 'rebuilt' unit, partly because there is 
no true rebuild kit, and partly because even if you or someone else pieces 
together a 'kit' from parts of other cars, all the Pantera cast iron clutch and 
brake cylinders are peculiarily sensitive to water in the hydraulic fluid and 
rust rapidly. So adding new seals to a pitted cylinder only causes a quick 
failure of your new parts. Honing out the pits normally expands the bore enough so 
any new seals don't seal. 

I recommend a stainless steel long-throw clutch slave which works fine with 
stock OR aftermarket master cylinders. But adding only a slave cylinder will 
likely cause the clutch MASTER to fail soon after, as it experienced the same 
contaminated hydraulic fluid; all parts of a hydraulic system tend to degrade at 
the same rate. Buying from a Pantera vendor also guarantees the parts will 
fit your stock hydraulic lines- something most aftermarket stuff won't do 
without rework. So since one normally doesn't want to fix things twice, also get a 
new clutch master to go with the long-throw slave & install them together. 

Good luck- J Deryke



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