[DeTomaso] Solved- Tech Session and ZF question

[Peter Kovacs]

Thanks to Mike and other contributors.... My ZF mystery and the elusive 
knock/rattle have been sourced. I reached under the car, grabbed my caliper and 
found it only had the upper bolt holding it on. The bottom part was flopping 
like a fish.

Chuck- will any of the pictures you took help me figure out which nut/bolt to 
get?
 
Peter Kovacs
209 345-6708 
209 436-2000 fx




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From: "MikeLDrew at aol.com" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
To: peter-kovacs at sbcglobal.net; detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Sun, May 22, 2011 7:36:41 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tech Session and ZF question


In a message dated 5/22/11 12 33 50, peter-kovacs at sbcglobal.net writes:


Now for the question. Once at Rogers and a few more times back closer to
home, while backing up in reverse, the car acted like it was thrown in to
park...which it doesn't have.


I heard and saw it.  The car made a noticeable clank, and came to a stop as 
though somebody had stomped on the brakes.

Although there's a possibility that something is amiss in the ZF, I would be 
more inclined to believe that the problem has to do with one of the brake 
calipers, probably in the rear.  Mounting bolt comes adrift, the caliper manages 
to do okay when the wheels are moving forward, but it gets cocked and jams on 
when the wheel turns backwards.

Jack the car, pull the wheels, check out the calipers....

Mike