[DeTomaso] Clutch master swap out

[Larry - Ohio Time Corp]

David,

 

By moving the MC out (away) from the mounting box you are making more free
play in the peddle, as it would need to move more (farther) to reach the MC
to push the piston. This would be just like making the rod shorter. This is
just for testing to see what may be going on.

 

 

 

Larry (never short) -Cleveland

 

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From: David Fisher [mailto:fisher95020 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 12:25 PM
To: larry at ohiotimecorp.com
Cc: POCA list
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Clutch master swap out

 

I think you mean this will be the same as lengthening the rod,  unless i
misunderstood.   Good advice for trying to figure out if the master rod is
not retracting enough.  

On Apr 10, 2013 1:19 PM, "Larry - Ohio Time Corp" <larry at ohiotimecorp.com>
wrote:

David,

Loosen the master from the box a bit to see how it acts. This will be the
same as shorting the rod some. If you want to get fancy old alignment shims
slipped between the box and the master will allow you to tighten it up and
keep it spaced out.

Larry (I was very good)-Cleveland

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at poca.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf
Of David Fisher
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 4:03 PM
To: JDeRyke at aol.com
Cc: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Clutch master swap out

Finally got to it last night and it was a royal pain in the butt.   I was
doing it by myself and was grateful for the tips, but sure enough, the
little clevis pin refused to come out and the old master was corroded into
the pedal box  ( It might be safe to assume it was original)

4 hours later I was complete, but what was a hard pedal last night is soft
this morning (no jokes pls!) .  I bled again this morning with help of a
friend... started off hard and went soft and then back hard and keeps going
back and forth.

I replaced the slave 6 months ago.  No fluid leaking anywhere.

Only thing I can think of is that I dont have the master push rod at the
right length and I am somehow in the wrong place for the internal inlet and
exit holes,  but even that doesnt make much sense.

I'm stratching my head on this one....

Thoughts?

On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 11:07 PM, <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 3/11/13 1:16:48 PM, mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk writes:
>
> I've removed the clutch master twice, once with Roland in a parking lot in
> France (he brought a spare :-)), once alone in my garage. Both were
approx.
> 1+ hour jobs. It did involve laying on your back with your head near the
> pedals removing snap ring etc., might curse a bit. And if you're alone,
you
> need some tool affixed to one side of the two bolts while you unscrew from
> the other side.
>
> No need to remove pedal box or anything dramatic. Enjoy...
> Mikael
>
> I agree with Mikael; its not impossibly difficult, with 2 additions: that
> hair-fine snap-ring will take wing and land in the darkest possible area
of
> the floor if you are the least bit careless. A magnet might be a good
> addition. And some of the pins have worn a groove in them against the
> clevis, making the withdrawl more difficult once the snapring is gone.
Good
> luck- J Deryke
>
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