[DeTomaso] clutch problem
forestg at att.net
forestg at att.net
Thu Oct 30 20:14:09 EDT 2008
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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