[DeTomaso] parts mix up with new slave

[Richard Turpin]

Boyd, I bought a braided steel line from Wilkinson and the fitting that 
connects the two steel lines was wrong. Steve shipped me out a new fitting 
which was available from my local parts store for $1.50. Steve checked his 
supply of braided lines and found they all had the wrong fitting.
Richard Turpin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cengles at cox.net>
To: "boyd casey" <boyd411 at gmail.com>
Cc: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] parts mix up with new slave


>
> Dear Boyd,
>
> That sounds like quite a mess. I have changed out the red plastic line for 
> the braided steel replacement on both of my Panteras and the replacement 
> task was very straightforward. I am at a loss to explain the lack of 
> fitment between your braided line and the slave cylinder (is that right?) 
> and, I think, the hard clutch line. I would not recommend pressing on with 
> the red plastic line. Although it has worked on some cars for over thirty 
> years, it *ain't* really hydraulic line and can fail.
>
> I would direct your efforts to the fitment problems with the braided line. 
> I imagine you bought all three parts from the same vendor and I would 
> expect that they would be able to talk you through the connection to the 
> slave and the clutch hard line. They would also be able to replace the 
> broken (?) slave cylinder with the bum bleed screw.
>
>
> Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
>
>
>
>
> ---- boyd casey <boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>II ordered a stock slave cylinder and a stock master and a braided steel
>>line ro replace the red plastic. The steel braided didint fit any off the
>>red plastic connections so I used the red plastic line The bleed screw 
>>broke
>>and then the red plasticline broke. I got a small bolt with the same 
>>thread
>>and an o ring to use temporarily so I could move the car. Well the
>>redplastic line broke and I tried to attach it to the metal rube fitting
>>that attaches to the slavedylinder but I couldn't get the red plastic to 
>>fit
>>so I could use it temporarily but I couldn't get a seaa. Is their a tirck
>>to the red plastic to the metal eube? ( like a heat gun?) Also is there a
>>better small hose clamp then the standard hose clamp?
>>My connection leaked and the whole can of new dot4 ran right through.
>>
>>boyd
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