[DeTomaso] ZF Coming Out

[Charles Engles]

Dear Jack, Asa, Julian, Forest, and others,



             Well, I am a dope.  I've pulled and replaced four engines.  The
last two by myself.  I thought I was "purdy good" with that process, but
from this discussion I can see that I am ignorant.


            I confess that I would have expected to disconnect the headers
from the exhaust; drain the coolant and, from what I had gleaned in the
past---jack up the back of the engine and pull the ZF off.   I am glad to
hear that I have made it *harder* than it is.   I just checked Mike Dailey
and Chuck Melton's websites to see if I was overlooking Pantera ZF pulling
and clutch changes for Dummys, but I didn't see one.   Also, I didn't know
about the trick to unbolt the ZF from the bellhousing??   Fiendishly clever,
if I understand it correctly.

            It certainly sounds like the task is pretty straightforward IF
you have an experienced "guide" or a step by step process with, um,
directions.  Could this be something for the Newsletter? ....or an article
for Dailey or Melton's websites??????


                      Ignorant in Oklahoma, Chuck Engles


-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of JDeRyke at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 12:49 PM
To: fresnofinches at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Chops Suitably Busted - ZF Coming Out

1)- None of the cooling apparatus need be touched to pull a ZF. 
2)- Nor does any of the exhaust. The hoses and pipe couplings allow enough 
motion without unbolting anything. It's just not that hard to do unless you 
over-analyze the job and scare yourself. 
A single 'retirement-age' guy once unbolted the bellhousing, unbolted the 
AC condenser and slid the ZF back 6" then changed his clutch in the small 
space created, in 3 hours- without pulling the ZF out (no help & no crane 
available). Then he ran another competition event the next morning- 50 miles

away, and won his class. Just do it- J DeRyke
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