[DeTomaso] Line to clutch slave.

[Dave Londry]

Ken
The line fits directly onto the slave. That makes me think that it's an 
M12 1.0 inverted flare female at each end.
So your adapter must be a M12 1.0 x 7/16 - 20 nipple
I'll try asking Tara if they have such a thing.
dave



Ken Green wrote:
> Dave,
>  
>     It's always possible that parts have been changed on a 40 year old 
> car, BUT, this is what I found.  If anyone with their car apart can 
> verify what I found and described below, I will put together a PDF doc 
> with all the details.
>  
>     My clutch slave and MC have an M12 1.0 male threads and seal to a 
> line (or equivalent fitting) with an inverted fare. 
>  
>     The solid line looks like a double inverted flare at both ends and 
> at the MC end has a male M12 1.0 fitting to screw into the MC body and 
> at the slave end has a female *7/16 20 *fitting to mate to the 
> flexible line.
>  
>     I don't have a flexible hose handy, but a male/male adapter 
> is screwed into the M12 1.0 thread in the slave and has a 7/16 20 
> thread male end for the flexible hose to screw onto (I guess they used 
> an off the shelf flexible hose with 7/16 20 threads on each end?)
>  
>     If you know what the slave end of your flexible hose is you should 
> be able to just order a fitting that mates it to the M12 1.0 threads 
> and a concave face to seal to the slave body.  If the adapter is on 
> your slave, did you try removing it to see if the flexible hose fits 
> directly into the slave body?
>  
>     I think the best solution is to buy a braided stainless hose with 
> M12 1.0 male thread as the slave end and 7/16 20 threads at the hard 
> line end, and matching the double inverted flare (i.e. a 45 degree 
> convex face) on the hard line and having a 45 degree concave face on 
> the other end, to match the solid line and the slave body.
>  
> Ken
>  
>
> --- On *Sat, 7/10/10, Dave Londry /<davel at emspace.com>/* wrote:
>
>
>     From: Dave Londry <davel at emspace.com>
>     Subject: [DeTomaso] Line to clutch slave.
>     To: "DeTomaso Forum" <detomaso at realbig.com>
>     Date: Saturday, July 10, 2010, 9:59 PM
>
>     I recently bought a stainless-steel replacement for the red, plastic
>     clutch-slave line, from Hall.
>     It came with 2 female flare-fittings and one of these fit fine at
>     the slave.
>     When I got to the other end I found the car also had a female fitting.
>
>     The line is a nice piece and I'd like to get it installed, but
>     I'll need
>     a nipple to connect the 2 female flare fittings.
>     Can you all help me out with the thread spec for the nipple and also
>     what kind of supplier would carry a part like that.
>
>     thanks
>     dave
>
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