[DeTomaso] clutch

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/25/08 19 07 34, kenn_green at yahoo.com writes:


>  Mike, so you know if Quela sold the McLeod hydraulic throwout?  
> 
>>>Yes, that's the only kind he's ever carried.


> McLeod seems to sell a lot of them.  I always heard that you have to be 
> careful about depressing the pedal quickly if it hasn't been used for a while.  
> That should not happen when you are out and about, only when the car has set 
> for a while.
> 
I've heard the same thing.   I'm always very cautious with mine initially.

The one in my Pantera has worked flawlessly, but I also had one in my Cobra 
and it blew itself to bits one day.   BLEAH and all the hydraulic fluid was on 
the ground, I was clutchless, and 45 miles from home on a two-lane road.   
Managed to get the car home by speed-shifting it.

The problem was largely caused by misapplication of the part--the existing 
unit was designed for an on-off racing clutch with very little throw, and it was 
being over-extended with the conventional clutch that was in the car.   It 
was replaced with a Tilton unit that has been working perfectly for a number of 
years now.

But I still wish I had external slave cylinders on both cars....

Mike


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