[DeTomaso] Techno question: ZF pops out of second gear

[Charles Engles]

Dear Chris,

                Thanks for the comment.   I have had a similar thing happen 
years ago.   I will get this tackled today.


                              Warmest regards, Chuck Engles


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Kimball" <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
To: <MyCars at Comcast.net>; <adin at frontier.net>
Cc: <Biancoj at aol.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Techno question: ZF pops out of second gear


>I recently fixed a problem with my '72 which kept popping out of second
> gear--I found the linkage was actually rubbing against the ZF because the
> bracket that holds the shift trunion in the engine bay was flexing.  There
> is a piece of metal on one side of the bracket that is welded to the frame
> to keep the trunion bracket secure, and on mine the weld had broken which
> allowed the trunion to shift from side to side just enough that when I hit
> the gas and/or turned in just the right way, the shift linkage would hit 
> the
> edge of the ZF causing the car to pop out of second gear.  I drilled a 
> hole
> through the piece and the frame and put a large bolt in to hold it in 
> place
> and the problem is fixed.  (Doug Braun helped me locate the problem by
> watching the linkage while I moved the shifter.  He could see and hear the
> rubbing, but it took me crawling under the car to actually find the 
> problem.
>  There's no way the cause could be seem from the top view).
>
> It's a long-shot, but you might check to see if your trunion bracket is
> secure.
>
> Chris
>
>
>>From: MyCars <MyCars at Comcast.net>
>>To: adin at frontier.net
>>CC: Biancoj at aol.com, detomaso at realbig.com
>>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Techno question: ZF pops out of second gear
>>Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2007 22:23:27 -0700
>>
>>Does it click into gear? or just slide into gear? Do you have the same
>>problem with 3rd gear?
>>
>>I had a problem (recently fixed) were the shifter would only slide into
>>2nd and 3rd... and it would slide out if I didn't keep my hand on the
>>shifter.
>>
>>There are 3 (I think it is 3) detent balls in the ZF. Mine was missing
>>the 2nd / 3rd detent ball. That was an easy enough fix.
>>
>>Later
>>Roydon }8~)>
>>
>>On Sat, 2007-10-06 at 14:52 -0600, adin at frontier.net wrote:
>> > Chuck,
>> > I didn't necessarily mean going all the way into the gate, but going
>> > all the way into gear IN THE ZF.  (which would indicate a linkage
>> > adjustment)
>> >
>> > You will get it!
>> >
>> >
>> > Quoting Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>:
>> >
>> > > Dear Joe and David,
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >                  The second gear synchros *should* be good.   The
>> > > shift lever seems to go all the way into the proper shift gate slot,
>> > >  but pops out after about 10-15 seconds with normal throttle
>> > > application.   All the other gears work as they should.    I am
>> > > beginning to think that it simply requires a shift linkage 
>> > > adjustment.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >                                 Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >   ----- Original Message -----
>> > >   From: Biancoj at aol.com
>> > >   To: cengles at cox.net
>> > >   Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 9:12 AM
>> > >   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Techno question: ZF pops out of second gear
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >   Chuck, When you shift into 2nd gear, how far into the gate does
>> > > the shifter go.
>> > >
>> > >   Joe Bianco
>> > >   #1553
>> > >   Charleston, SC
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
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