[DeTomaso] ZF m1 gear box

[jderyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/10/10 2:58:02 AM, rolf_poulsen at hotmail.com writes:

> My zf is the m1 case, but without the CV-joint. Is the inside then from 
> the normal zf or m1?
> 
Can't tell; you'd have to open it up and do some checking with a micrometer 
on shafts & bearings. Someone in England told me its possible to swap the 
entire guts of a 'normal' dash-2 ZF into M-1 cases, just not the individual 
parts. RBT does have a few CV-joint stub axles and they may- or may not- be 
splined the same on the differential end as the ones for std Hooke-type 
u-joints. The side covers that actually mount the inboard stub axles appear 
identical on both. So your ZF could be an example of either. 
Technically, the M-1 ZF is a dash-2 varient and I've never seen a separate 
overhaul manual for this gearbox, although there may be one somewhere. For 
all real info on the M-1, I'd rely only on Lloyd Butfoy (and maybe someone 
who's actually built one up for a Pantera). With it's reinforced case and 
bigger gears & shafts, I wouldn't be surprised to find an M-1 ZF several pounds 
heavier than the earlier dash-2's 141 lbs (dry wt, without the Ford-pattern 
bellhousing). Cheers- J DeRyke