[DeTomaso] My little repaint project is growing....

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/10/09 12 04 5, JDeRyke at aol.com writes:


> LLoyd Butfoy of RBT Transmissions could
> probably give you real numbers on gouged and replaced ZF input shafts and 
> their
> costs.
> 

Last time I heard of one needing to be replaced (more than ten years ago), 
the input shaft (which also incorporates first gear as an integral part of 
it) was $2500.   This knowledge came to be because some guy shipped a ZF in 
pieces and failed to pack it properly, and the imput shaft punched a 
first-gear-sized hole in the box and disappeared enroute, never to be seen 
again...and UPS wouldn't pick up the tab because the fellow had failed to insure the 
box for the full amount. :<(

Mike