[DeTomaso] Clutch Master Cylinder and Shackle

Daniel C Jones daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com
Wed Jun 11 11:58:45 EDT 2008


Thanks for all replies guys.  The shackle looks to be an 8mm x 1.25.
I've got tomorrow off so I'll try a tap on the shackle and a die on the
stud and see what happens.  I hope I don't need to resort to the hole
saw for access but it does look tricky under there.

Thanks Again,
Dan Jones

On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 4:18 PM, Dagny Kristine Bakken
<dagny-kr at online.no> wrote:
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>  2. What is the thread size of the shackle (would be the same as the
>    stud on the back of the original clutch master)?  I can thread a
>    7x100 metric bolt several turns but the threads in the shackle
>    appear more coarse.  Perhaps the previous owner ran an SAE tap
>    through the shackle?
>
>>>> Dan,
> I found an original master with the stud and shackle in my garage.The
> shackle and stud was rusted together,but a portion of the stud was
> protruding the shackle enough to take a measure.It seems like the thread is
> regular metric 8 millimeter(M8)
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> Does anything keep the stud from rotating on the clutch master (maybe just
> friction from the piston)?
>
> Dan Jones
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>>>>It looks like a nut is used to jam the stud to the shackle and thereby
> preventing the stud from rotating and untreading.Hope this can help :)
>
> Øyvind Bakken
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