[DeTomaso] Clutch master swap out

David Fisher fisher95020 at gmail.com
Fri Apr 12 16:09:24 EDT 2013


Which appears to be have been my problem.  All is working now and my
daughter is driving us down Ca hwy 1 to LA. :  life is good :-)
On Apr 12, 2013 9:51 AM, <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:

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> In a message dated 4/12/13 8 20 27, larry at ohiotimecorp.com writes:
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> Lets say that the push rod is to long now. We have the clutch peddle all
> the way up on its rest. As you bolt on the MC it is pushing the piston up
> in the bore of the MC. This can cause problems if it starts to cover ports
> or if it travels too far into the MC. By shimming the MC out (away) from
> the mounting box you are allowing the MC piston to come to its normal
> resting position. It is acting as if the rod was shorter.
>
>
> >>>Ah yes, that makes perfect sense.  I never considered the possibility
> that the pushrod was so misadjusted that it was partially compressing the
> piston when at rest because the pedal was hitting the 'up' stop.
>
> Mike



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