[DeTomaso] Clutch Master Cylinder and Shackle

Paul - Home thedrol at pobox.com
Wed Jun 11 14:42:29 EDT 2008


I would have to believe that if a guy Dan's size can do this without a 
hole any one can!

Paul
#9270

Daniel C Jones wrote:
> 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:
>>
>>
>>  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)
>>
>>
>> Does anything keep the stud from rotating on the clutch master (maybe just
>> friction from the piston)?
>>
>> Dan Jones
>>
>>>>> 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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