DeTomaso Mailing List: July 97, Message #191
     



From: pantera@pobox.com (David Doddek)

Subject: Re: Clutch Woes - Part Deux

Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 00:02:55 -0500 (CDT)



Nobbie writes:

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>Any thoughts out there before I call in the troops? Does the shifter

>housing need to be oiled or something? Where do I look/check/fill? Does the

>clutch master cylinder need to be filled up? To that embossed line around

>the outside of the plastic housing?

>

The little protrusion on the transmission that the shift linkage goes into

is filled ( well not really full) with grease.  There is an odd kind of

lever set up in there to make the shift linkage do a right turn. into the

trannie.  It is kind of neat really how the transmission is shifted with a

single rod.  Volkswaged did it for ages with the beetle.  



One thing to check though is the trunion bushing that the shift linkage goes

through.  It is on the frame where the trans meets the engine.  Sometimes

the nut on the bottom comes loose and causes shifting problems.  It also

needs occational lubrication.



David Doddek     pantera@pobox.com    www.pobox.com/~pantera    217-422-3722

69 EFI Fairlane, 89 T-bird SC, 74 Twin turbo NOS EFI Pantera #6825

If you are going to go fast, go real fast.





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