[DeTomaso] Techno question:Clutch&Slave IIl

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/18/07 7:25:46 PM, cengles at cox.net writes:

> If I really finagle it, then it can go into "fifth", but it is actually 
> third by rpm readings.   No grinding.
> 
Chuck, what that 5th-in-the-shift-gate-but-really-3rd-in-the-ZF means is the 
long shift linkage rod is twisting when you try for some gears. This happens 
in autocross when you shift too fast, so I now suspect that your linkage is 
slightly mis-aligned. FWIW, I got this with a Hall 'fingerless' shift gate I 
recently added to a Pantera. I had to slightly enlarge the opening and slant the 
side of the cut-out for reverse before I could get all gears. If this is part 
of it, try taking the 4 screws out of the shift gate and trying it with things 
loose. If you then can get all gears, its the linkage adjustment, a loose 
support trunnion under the L. header or a slightly loose connecting bolt as it 
attaches to the ZF shaft. After you find the shift trouble, do something about 
that too-small disengagement distance in the clutch! Good luck- J DeRyke



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