[DeTomaso] Pan replacement

[Will Kooiman]

When I did mine, it helped to remove the water pipes.  The pan was hitting
the pan in front of the balancer.  Once you have more wiggle room, it is
easier to drop the pan past the shaft.

--
Will





On 2/19/13 1:00 AM, "dave londry" <davel at emspace.com> wrote:

>Do you remember if you had play in the trunnion?
>I'm only about 3/8" away.
>
>Wait a minute --- I'm only going to toss the mother^&%(&$ anyway.
>I'm sure I can  modify it 3/8"with a hammer and a big friggin' pair of
>vice grips.
>
>Thanks for the inspiration.
>dave
>
>On 18/02/2013 9:11 PM, shawkins777 at comcast.net wrote:
>> When I took my pan off I didn't have to do that, mine came off but it
>>needed some effort.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "dave londry" <davel at emspace.com>
>> To: "Detomaso List" <detomaso at poca.com>
>> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 9:20:24 PM
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Pan replacement
>>
>> I just went to take the old ford pan off and found that it hangs on the
>> steering shaft.
>> Before I pull the steering shaft I just wanted to hear if that sounded
>> normal.
>> (x member is out and the coolant lines in front are off.)
>>
>> It took me forever to straighten the trunnion mount and then to get
>> shift gate alignment
>> so it shifts perfectly - I really hate to take it apart.
>> Any "hey you forgot" ideas would be great.
>>
>> thanks
>> dave
>>
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