[DeTomaso] Clutch master/slave

[L GRAY]

  Don,
       Your clutch master exhibits the classic symptoms of a failing master cylinder. The seals are no longer able to hold full hydraulic pressure. When you pump the clutch pedal a few times, you are building enough pressure to let the clutch release but only for less than a minute. 
      Time to replace the master and possibly the slave cylinder, if it has been in the car for as long as the master has. 
      Almost all of the PANTERA vendors sell these units. Your choice, Pantera’s by Wilkinson, Full Throttle Pantera’s, Pantera Performance Center - Colorado, Larry Stick up in Reno-Tahoe area, Precision Proformance-Bob Byars ....
      If you get the POCA newsletter from a few months ago, you’ll find all of the vendors listed there with contact information. (Be sure to check an edition from around January to see them all.)  Hope this helps you. 

Leslie A. Gray

> On Jun 23, 2018, at 5:52 PM, Don Franck <panteradon at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>   Second tech question of the day.
> 
>   Drove the car quite a ways today and am having difficulty shifting.A
>   Seems like the hotter the car gor the worse the problem.A  It wiuld
>   shift easier if i pumped the clutch pedal a few times.A  By the time i
>   pulled into the garage, the car died as i could not release the clutch.
> 
>   So, options? A  We did bleed the system a year or so ago and it did not
>   help the situation.
> 
>   Rebuild the master and slave?A  If so, where can i get parts.
> 
>   Replace them?A  Recommend vendors?
> 
>   I do have braided steel hydraulic lines so the line is not the issue.
> 
>   Thanks for any and all suggestions.
> 
>   Don
> 
>   --
>   Don
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