[DeTomaso] clutch problem

[forestg at att.net]

 John,
Check the return spring at the slave cylinder. I have seen these so stiff that they make the clutch very heavy. It could be that this spring has broken.
Forest
 -------------- Original message from John Maffeo <johnmaffeo1 at yahoo.com>: --------------


> Art,
>  thanks for the reply. I had to leave for school and did not get a chance to assess for leaks. However, I believe the clutch was disengaging fully because 
> the cluth didn't start to engage until I let out the clutch pedal a little.
>  I won't get home tonight until after 1130 so I will not be looking at the car 
> until tomorrow.
>  
> Any other thoughts on what I should look for?
>  
>  
> thanks,
>  
> John
> #2647
> 
> u, 10/30/08, astephens  wrote:
> 
> From: astephens 
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] clutch problem
> To: johnmaffeo1 at yahoo.com, "mail list Pantera" 
> Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008, 11:23 AM
> 
> John,
>      Here are a couple of guesses.  An internal leak at the master cylinder 
> or an external leak at the slave?  Is fluid leaking from the slave or 
> filling up the bellows?  In either case,  I would not expect the clutch to 
> disengage fully?
> 
> Art, (no clutch expert), Stephens
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Maffeo" 
> To: "mail list Pantera" 
> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 11:06 AM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] clutch problem
> 
> 
> >I went to fill up the tank today, a rare non-rainy day in Seattle, and 
> >while I was driving I experienced a strange issue with the clutch. Leaving 
> >a red light, the clutch went in much easier than what it normally does. At 
> >first I was worried, I was thinking that my clutch had gone-out. I have 
> >maybe 10-12k on a centerforce clutch and long-throw slave cylinder. I 
> >haven't raced the car, but there is occasional spirited driving.
> >
> > On my way home, I ran through 1-3rd gears. There was no slippage in any of
> 
> > the ROM ranges up to 4500. I checked the reservoir thinking the fluid was 
> > low (possible leak?), but it was almost full.....I don't know what the
> 
> > exact level was before I drove it. I have never changed the clutch fluid.
> >
> > Any ideas on why all of a sudden my clutch would be easier to depress than
> 
> > normal? People have told me that my clutch was abnormally stiff. It is now
> 
> > harder to depress than any other regular car I have driven, but compares 
> > equally to a few other Panteras that I have driven.....
> >
> > Any ideas on what do do\check for?
> >
> > thank you in advance for your time,
> >
> > John Maffeo
> > #2647
> >
> >
> >
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