[DeTomaso] Chops Suitably Busted - ZF Coming Out

[Asa Jay Laughton]

I think you can do it -without- doing anything else to the engine, 
except (depending on the clearance) you may wish to remove the 
distributor cap or entire distributor.  You -should- be able to tip the 
engine far enough to get the ZF up and out.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 6/1/2011 5:12 AM, Mike Thomas wrote:
> OK, you guys have sufficiently threatened to relegate me to the Nancy club
> if don't wrench up and get to work.  The REAL work is a major buster this
> week with the Air Force coming in while I'm to be playing with y'all to
> crawl up our F22 Avionics System Design knickers and make sure we're not
> wasting your tax payer dollars, but I WILL FIND A WAY.  Guess I am tired of
> wrenching after a month of getting this far, only to have to take 5 steps
> back with days to go.
>
> 'Couple questions.
>
> I've pulled the ZF by itself before, but it was just after engine
> installation, and nothing was hooked back up.  Here's what I remember, with
> added notes from Asa Jay.
> - Disconnect battery
> - Remove starter
> - Disconnect half-shafts
> - Remove clutch slave
> - Move A/C condenser out of the way
> - Disconnect reverse light switch
> - Remove rear support bolts
> Plus
> - Remove spreader bar
> - Disconnect shift linkage and speedometer cable
> Simple enough, but since I need to "roll" the engine forward to be able to
> pull the ZF away and clear the rear frame, I'll also need to
> - Drain coolant and disconnect thermostat and water pump coolant tubes
> - Disconnect headers
> - Disconnect and remove AC compressor and relocated alternator
> - Pull the top of the distributor
> Anything else anyone can think of?
>
> Wish me luck - here's to hoping the problem IS just the wrong throw out.
>
>
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