[DeTomaso] Clutch master/slave

[scott at saccrestorations.net]

And the always forgotten SACC Restorations!!!

http://www.saccrestorations.net/

Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> On Behalf Of
Julian Kift
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2018 2:42 PM
To: Don Franck <panteradon at gmail.com>; <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
<detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Clutch master/slave

Don,


Most of them have and many have an online catalog, perhaps not full online
ordering or those that do you need to verify parts availability.


http://www.panteraparts.com/


<http://www.panteraparts.com/>http://www.panteraperformance.com/


http://www.panterasbywilkinson.com/

http://www.precisionproformance.com/

http://www.pim.net/


http://fullthrottlepanteras.com/

Julian

________________________________
From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of Don
Franck <panteradon at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2018 2:06 PM
To: <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Clutch master/slave

Sure wish some of these vendors would come out of the 80’s and create web
sites.

Don

On Sunday, June 24, 2018, Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:

> Les,
>
> Not all replacement masters are created equal. The ones with DETOMASO 
> cast in the side are legendarily junk.
>
> I was with a couple of Pantera vendors at an event a few years back 
> and they were talking about them. One said “I have a huge box of 
> defective ones that customers have returned”.  The other then said, “I 
> bet my box is bigger than your box!”  Then they both had a good laugh. 
> I didn’t think it was especially funny, because I know how difficult 
> it is to change the damn things.
>
> The only quality factory clutch master cylinders I’m aware of come 
> from either Roland Jäckel in Germany, or Marino Perna of Pantera East (who
> imports them from Germany).   I can’t speak to Brand X replacements from
> Wilwood etc.
>
> Lori’s car had one of the DETOMASO units and it failed when about 
> three years old (well past when some have failed—some were bad right 
> out of the
> box) so we replaced it with one from Marino, which has been going 
> strong for seven years now.
>
> My vintage 1993 NOS Italian unit finally failed a few weeks ago. I 
> plan to replace it with one of Marino’s, and then try to get a rebuild 
> kit to restore my old one to have as a spare.....
>
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Jun 23, 2018, at 20:47, L GRAY <tipo874a at msn.com> wrote:
> >
> >  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
> >>
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Don