[DeTomaso] Engine/ZF pull - instructions & recommendations?

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Yes, but take your beating from Jim Kuehne (Master Mechanic) first.

What he does is to lift the back of the engine (after loosing the motor mounts)
until the ZF side mounts free the "ears".

Chuck


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From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On Behalf Of
Brent Stewart
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 10:29 AM
To: JDeRyke at aol.com; cengles at cox.net
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Engine/ZF pull - instructions & recommendations?

anyone have pictures of this mod they can share?




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From: "JDeRyke at aol.com" <JDeRyke at aol.com>
To: cengles at cox.net
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2008 10:14:23 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Engine/ZF pull - instructions & recommendations?

In a message dated 11/4/08 8:51:02 AM, cengles at cox.net writes:

> I am not sure exactly how the allen bolts would aid the removal-install 
> process.
> 
The nuts on the stock ZF studs cannot be accessed with a std socket due to 
the ZF mount plate overlapping the access area on at least one on each side. A 
short u-jointed socket or laborious trimming of the steel plate (which I did 
decades ago) are the only ways. And after the nuts are off, you have to crow-bar 
the powertrain sideways enough to slip each casting off the three studs- 
while holding pressure on the transaxle. As I said, for someone working alone, 
simply removing allen bolts and lifting the mounts away beats the foregoing by a 
bunch, with no pinched fingers. YMMV- J DeRyke


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