Reply to "Clutch Adjustment"

I understand what you are doing with the slave cylinder piston adjustment. I would recommend that you find a Pantera tech manual first, so you can see how the factory was trying to make it work and then decide how you want it to work. They go into detail on how long the adjustable piston rod should be. The stop adjustment on the arm was designed so that the slave cylinder piston does not bottom out in the slave cylinder. I�m not sure why they did no want the piston to contact the top end of the cylinder. As I recall the seal is not in the way but it would be very close to the end of the cylinder. The stop on the arm may provide a more precise stop than going through the piston linkage. Some of the early cars did not have the stop adjustment on the arm or the spring and then they added it early in 1971. This is a very critical adjustment and you will want to make sure it is correct. I've added a new page that covers the adjustment in more detail.




[This message has been edited by Mike Dailey (edited 06-25-2001).]