[DeTomaso] Clutch woes in Asa's garage

Asa Jay Laughton asajay at asajay.com
Sun Sep 6 17:17:35 EDT 2009


The clutch effort reduction kit is installed properly, smooth and does 
not appear to have any wear.  It is well lubricated, still having some 
grease drips on the components.

What is the thickness of a stock clutch disc?

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1971 Mach I Mustang  [ASA JAY]
1973 Pantera L 5533  [ASASCAT]
    
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JDeRyke at aol.com wrote:
> 1)- I ALWAYS recommend a long-throw slave, in stainless steel if you can 
> find it for corrosion resistence as well. It WILL increase the disengagement 
> distance a little, as long as there's no leaks, internal or external, at the 
> clutch master and slave cylinders.
> 2)- your L model has the clutch reduction kit in it. Check to see if any of 
> the steel-on-steel links and pins under the dashboard are badly worn from 
> lack of lube. This will soak up some motion from the clutch pedal.
> Good luck- J Deryke
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