[DeTomaso] Solved- Tech Session and ZF question

[bill gaino]

HA! I know that is a relief to find a bolt missing, rather than ZF trouble.. Same thing happened to me on a trip. I forgot to bend the tabs that lock the bolt. They will loosen and fall out if you don't.. Check the other 3 calipers..  Bill 1362

-----Original Message-----
>From: Peter Kovacs <peter-kovacs at sbcglobal.net>
>Sent: May 23, 2011 12:57 AM
>To: MikeLDrew at aol.com, detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: [DeTomaso] Solved- Tech Session and ZF question
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>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
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>In a message dated 5/22/11 12 33 50, peter-kovacs at sbcglobal.net writes:
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>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.
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>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 
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