[DeTomaso] parts mix up with new slave

[boyd casey]

Richard,
When was this? I spoke to him today about my problem and he acted as if he
had never heard of such a thing. I bought a new stocK slave cylinder , a SS
braided line and a new stock clutch master cylinder. He implied that
something on my car must not be stock and that was the reason the SS braided
line didn't fit. I pointed out that my car still had the red plastic line
and that was the only part he didn't supply and if all his parts were
"Stock" then the braided line should fit with no problem. He is sending me a
new fitting that goes from the slave cylinder to the stainless line for
$45.00.
Boyd

On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Richard Turpin <richard at hitecheng.on.ca>wrote:

> 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
>
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>> 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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