[DeTomaso] gumball pantera shift problems again

[boyd casey]

I helped Bob last Sunday. We bleed the slave and the pedal came right up and
worked great. After sitting for a week it lost pedal resistance so I told
him it appears that he has an air leak.  I suggested the first thing we do
is re bleed it  and double check all the connections. We n=may have
forgotten to tighten the bleed screw enough , or since the motor was just
dropped back in so   the clutch line may not be tightened enough or may need
some liquid Teflon sealant. I have a motive power bleeder and a very good
vacuum bleeder so we have the best tools for the job.  As soon as Bob has
sometime  that we  can set aside to work on it we should be able to remedy
the problem. If the problem is the clutch master cylinder Bob has a new
replacement , so we have the contingencies covered.

Boyd

On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 9:38 AM, bill gaino <gaino at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Bob, Sounds like lack of disengaugement for sure. Mike has a good point
> about the rod. A master cyl can leak internal, and not drip out. If the
> slave leaks , there will be fluid visible. You could just have air in the
> line too. See if a simple bleeding will bring the pedal back.   BIll 1362
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: LEVITT1946 at aol.com
> >Sent: Oct 9, 2010 10:15 PM
> >To: detomaso at realbig.com, boyd411 at gmail.com
> >Cc: dennis617 at aol.com
> >Subject: [DeTomaso] gumball pantera shift problems again
> >
> >
> >Dear Friends ,
> >
> >After a long year I was able to once again get the car back on the road.
> >With the help of a local shop they adjusting my shift linkage and all was
> >fine  yesterday.  She passed the nys inspection .
> >
> >I was a happy camper a few hours ago.Car was shifting but was only able to
> >go into reverse when i shut off the car .If I tried to put the car in
> >reverse I  could hear and feel the gears grinding .
> >
> >The clutch pedal now feels like it is not engaging at all now. Do you
> think
> > my master cylinder gave out ? If I try to start the car with it in gear
> >but  pushing the clutch to the floor the car jumps.
> >
> >If you look at the clutch and brake pedals they used to be even when
> >relaxed.The clutch pedal is now several inches below the brake pedal.Is
> that a
> >sign of something wrong?
> >
> >WTF is wrong now?
> >
> >Regards,
> >Bob
> >
> >PS..I have a new clutch master cylinder .Is this an easy  install?
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