[DeTomaso] replacing clutch return spring

[Ed Lyerly]

Mike and Larry, thanks for your input ..... maybe I can hire a midget to try and wind it on w/o disassembly ... if not, I'll probably just continue
with the "helper spring" attached to the pedal arm and connected  sheetmetal under the dash.

Steve, are you talking about the springs labeled  #5 in the attached diagram ?  Those springs just return the pedal to the starting point.

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: shawkins777 at comcast.net [mailto:shawkins777 at comcast.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 8:31 AM
Cc: detomaso
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] replacing clutch return spring

When mine broke I went to a hardware store and found a close match and installed it with no problem. The one thing the spring does do is make sure that the clutch is pulled back from the pressure plate. 

Steve 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Mike Drew via DeTomaso" <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
To: "Ed Lyerly" <ed.lyerly at nctv.com>
Cc: "<detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>" <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 5:29:57 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] replacing clutch return spring 

Ed, 

Most cars have that spring hanging broken now. Few have bothered to fix it because it doesn't appear to do anything meaningful except to slightly increase pedal effort. 

I have seen some people drill small holes in the pedal arm and sheetmetal under the dash and run a straight-pull spring, like a carb return spring. 

I can think of so many other things I would fix first.... 

Mike 

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On May 22, 2017, at 10:30, "Ed Lyerly" <ed.lyerly at nctv.com> wrote: 

> The clutch return spring has broken on #2163. If I am not mistaken 
> .... seems I read somewhere that this spring can be replaced without
> 
> taking out the pedal assembly to do it ??? If anyone on the list can 
> confirm that ...... and even better, has been able to do accomplish it 
> ....
> 
> please illuminate me on how to do it. 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ed L
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