Re: [DMCForum] Re: clutch master cylinder retaining bolts

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

I had the exact same thing on my car. I had to have my Wife help me 
install my new Clutch M/C.

Flat Tire.
A.K.A. Mark V


On Jun 13, 2005, at 8:16 PM, Matt Spittle wrote:

> Nah, it wasn't riv-nuts.  It was the most half-assed thing I had ever
> seen.  On the trunk side, there are 2 nyloc nuts.  On the footwell
> side, there are 2 phillips head bolts; not glued in place or anything.
>
> It practically makes removing the clutch master cylinder a 2 person
> job if you don't have vice grips.
>
> Matt
> #1604
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> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxx> wrote:
>> I have not had mine off, but Riv-Nuts are common on
>> the DeLorean.  John Hervey sells replacements, and the
>> tool to install them.  Good investment for any
>> DeLorean owner.
>>
>>
>> --- Matt Spittle <mds328@xxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Are the bolts that hold the clutch master cylinder
>>> in place supposed
>>> to be glued to the body?  When I tried to remove
>>> mine tonight, they
>>> just kept spinning, and I had to eventually put a
>>> vice grips on the
>>> bolts to remove the master cylinder.  I did have a
>>> lot of fluid in the
>>> driver's footwell area.  Could the fluid have
>>> dissolved the epoxy?? If
>>> not, it really seems like a half-assed design.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> Matt
>>> #1604
>>>
>>>
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