[DeTomaso] ZF ACORN NUTS

Tue Jul 19 11:00:50 EDT 2011

Without any nuts in place ( much like US leadership ) how much of the stud
protrudes from the case in " or thread count?

Michael
On Jul 19, 2011 10:44 AM, <LEVITT1946 at aol.com> wrote:
> Dear Friends,
>
> For months I have been having reverse issues with my ZF. Replaced the
> slave,master cylinder,bled the system about 1,000 times.
>
> Before restoration of the body I removed the engine and the ZF but kept
> them together.
>
> I had asked the restoration shop to beautify the rear cover of the ZF by
> installing chrome acorn nuts. To install the acorn nuts you would first
> remove the original nut and then put the acorn nut on and tighten up the
acorn
> nut. The problem is that the acorn nut cannot tighten all the way because
> the stud in a few places is too long. The stud located at 10:30 on the
back
> cover is crucial. Not knowing.....my restoration shop installed the acorn
> nuts and when the nut bottomed out they just tightened away pushing the
stud
> into the ZF REAR casing. I backed out the stud located at 10:30 and put
the
> original nut in place and then covered it with the acorn nut.
>
> REVERSE IS NOW SHIFTING LIKE BUTTER.
>
> Just thought you should all know.
>
> Regards,
> Bob Levitt
> Gumball3000 #56
> Team Pantera Racing #3196
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