[DeTomaso] slave cylinder

Boyd Casey boyd411 at gmail.com
Wed Oct 23 19:35:52 EDT 2013


Will the "Long Throw Slave" work with the stock master (in a 73 L)? I would
like to have more pedal travel before the clutch engages.
Boyd


On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 6:43 PM, <taappleby at bigpond.com> wrote:

>   I replaced my clutch slave with a Pantera Parts Connection LC, long
> throw SS unit in May 2011 – its been no trouble, very well engineered.
> highly recommended.
> Terry #6791
>
>  *From:* Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 24, 2013 8:59 AM
> *To:* Boyd Casey <boyd411 at gmail.com> ; detomaso at poca.com
> *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] slave cylinder
>
>  Boyd,
>
>     I think there are folks out there who can re-sleeve the cylinder with
> stainless and replace the seals.  Might be better than new?
>
> Ken
>
>   *From:* Boyd Casey <boyd411 at gmail.com>
> *To:* "detomaso at poca.com" <detomaso at poca.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 23, 2013 2:21 PM
> *Subject:* [DeTomaso] slave cylinder
>
>  I replaced my clutch slave cylinder and master cylinder in 2009 . I had
> lots of problems with the quality of the Master cylinder and had to wind up
> using some of the parts of my original Master cylinder to get it to work. I
> didn't have any problems with the slave cylinder but it has now failed ( it
> appears that the seal has gone because a lot of hydraulic fluid ( brake
> fluid ) came out when I tried to adjust my clutch and the rubber boot tore.
> It seems like it should have lasted longer , I have only put around 2500
> miles on the car since the new Master and slave cylinder were installed. I
> am wondering if there are any significant quality issues (like there were
> with the master) and who the recommended vendor is to purchase the new
> slave? Thanks,
> Boyd
>
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