[DeTomaso] ZF

[Thomas Tornblom]

There are references to a Fendt roller in the ZF "Assembly, maintenance 
and Operating Instructions" document. Specifically the oil capacities 
and oil change interval.

The Sports Car and Racing applications are always mentioned before the 
Fendt roller application. I don't know if one can infer anything from that.

Cheers,
Thomas


MikeLDrew at aol.com skrev:
> In a message dated 3/5/09 14 18 52, cengles at cox.net writes:
> 
> 
>>              " Since the ZF was first used in a Swedish pavement-building 
>> machine called a
>>              'Fendt Roller', "
>>
>>              Is that true?? 
>>
> 
>>>> Not as far as I know.   From what I've read, Ford contracted with ZF to 
> design and build a gearbox for the GT40, after the originally used Colotti T-37 
> four-speed transaxle proved to be far too fragile for the job.   The resultant 
> 5DS-25 was supposedly a clean-sheet design, which was held up for nine months 
> (!) because of miscommunication between Ford and ZF; ZF wouldn't start work 
> until Ford paid them, and Ford wouldn't pay them until they started work!   
> When nine months had passed, Ford asked, "Where's our gearboxes?" and ZF said, 
> "We're waiting for you to pay us so we can start working on it"
> 
> Aagh!
> 
> (I quickly tried to find the written reference for that anecdote among my 
> stack of books, but simply ran out of time, so take it for what it's worth at the 
> moment; I believe it's buried in a magazine article on the GT40 written in 
> 1965...)
> 
> That's why Ford had to start the '65 season with the Colotti gearbox; by 
> nursing them along, they managed to win Daytona anyway.   By April's Le Mans 
> trials, the FAV cars had the ZF but Shelby's car still were saddled with the 
> Colotti.   It wasn't until the fall of '65s that the four-speed Colottis disappered 
> completely; I've never even seen one as a matter of fact.
> 
> Mike
> 
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