[DeTomaso] E-brake cables

[Corey Price]

I just replaced all of the major seals in my ZF.   As long as you don't mix up the shims below the side cover carrier races, you shouldn't have to re-do any differential placement if you choose to replace the stub axle seals.  I verified this with Lloyd Butfoy of RBT and Dennis Quella.  

Replacing axle seals and other seals requires a press at the least.  The difficulty of servicing the ZF is really in the special tools required and experience to know what to do, in my opinion.  I know people who sent their side covers, one at a time, to Dennis for service for fear of messing something up but it isn't that difficult to do with the right tools and a phone call.

The rear cover, however, is the tricky one.  In fact, it isn't removed normally during disassembly until the case is split between front and rear.

Corey

 





> On Oct 15, 2013, at 11:30 AM, "Tomas Gunnarsson" <guson at home.se> wrote:
> 
> The shaft seals are standard parts but the replacement of output shaft
> seals is not for the weak of heart. It requires removal of the trans
> side plates and replacing the plate seals too. That in theory requires
> re-shimming the whole differential assembly for correct bearing and
> pinion play.
> 
> Tomas
> 
> <-----Ursprungligt Meddelande----->
> From: Stephen Nelson [steve at snclocks.com]
> Sent: 15/10/2013 5:46:56 PM
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] E-brake cables
> 
> Do the emergency brake cables rub on the bottom of the pan if the engine
> mounts are new?
> 
> I have decided to pull the engine on 5332 and remove the current cam so
> I
> can get back to a smoother idle and deceleration. And to fix whatever is
> making the engine smoke on one side - likely the result of putting in a
> high-lift cam with no attention to the heads. Will know for sure in a
> week
> or so when the engine is in lots of little pieces.
> 
> I assume that since the trans is out I should replace the front and
> half-shaft seals - are these standard oil seals or something special
> that
> has to be gotten from a special vendor. If so, any recommendations?
> 
> Stephen Nelson
> 
> 
> 
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