[DeTomaso] ZF ring-gear safety wire

[pantdino at aol.com]

 My recollection is that at one chapter meet they inspected all the cars and none had loose bolts.
My understanding is that if you look at the side of the ring gear where the bolt ends come thru you can easily tell if one is beginning to back out.? If none are, none are loose.

Seems to me it's easier just to check at each transaxle lube change than to go thru a lot of work for a problem that will probably never develop

Jim? Oddie


 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: JDeRyke at aol.com
To: davel at emspace.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 8:37 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ZF ring-gear safety wire










In a message dated 2/8/09 1:33:43 PM, davel at emspace.com writes:
snip......
> My great plan to inspect 6143 for safety wire using a borescope though the 
> drainhole didn't work out. I just can't flex the fibre sharply enough to get 
> to the backside of the ring-gear.
> 
Maybe not if you have a small enough borescope, or are really limber.... I 
tried this on the bench and it worked so its worth a try since you seem 
reluctant to pull the ZF on speculation. What you do is double-nut one of the 
upper 
sidecover studs and remove it. Then stick your borescope thru the not-quite-3/8" 

dia hole and inspect the ring gear. I used a peanut light bulb to illuminate 
the inside of the case and by getting my eyeball close to the hole, I was able 
to see the backside of the ring gear. Remember, the preferred wire size is 
0.032" stainless, but I had a '69 Mangusta ZF that was wired with 0.060" wire- 
good for bridges and locomotives. Good luck- J Deryke


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