[DeTomaso] CLUTCH HYDRAULIC LINE FAILURE / REPLACEMENT

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Ned,

The easy answer: if it is the dreaded red plastic line, then call Pantera Performance Center 303-660-9897 (or equivalent vendor) and order the braided steel replacement line. Easy fix and vastly better than the dreaded red plastic thing.

The hard answer: if it is the actual hard hydraulic line, then.....that's a bit harder. I would suppose that you might be able to shorten it, flare the end properly and then place it back in service. The option of replacing the whole hard line seems pretty involved and intimidating.

Warmest regards, Chuck Engles



---- "NED BYRNE wrote:
>After doing many things to the car it appears I allowed the clutch's hydraulic
>line to sit too close to the universal joint. As a result the universal just
>touched the line enough that after two hundred miles or so it wore a hole in
>the line. It's the original line. What is everyone using now for a
>replacement and who offers it. Should I just have a new line fabricated
>locally. Any direction would be greatly appreciated.
>Ned "Just another Blue Pantera" #2981 72 Pre-L Byrne
>
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