[DeTomaso] SS ZF linkage turnbuckle???

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Larry,


               FWIW, the following is my experience with the Flaming 
River lovely stainless steel shift linkage U-joints.


               The good news is that they are lovely and the put the 
industrial stock units to shame in the areas of esthetics and mobility. 
(Ever taken off a stock unit and tried to move it?  It is not very 
easily moved...).

               The bad news:  The vendor told me to simply swap them 
out.  I did that and found that I could not tell any difference in the 
ease or smoothness of shifting.  They may be very mobile, but I could 
not detect any definite benefit in the actual business of shifting 
gears.   Then after I drove it 500 miles to the Houston Rally, then the 
shift to reverse became crunchy.  When I returned home, I discovered 
that the set screws that were tight when I left, were no longer tight. 
The looseness preciptated the shifting problem.

               So I retightened them and the problem recurred with the 
inability to use reverse, second and fourth gears.   After I calmed 
down, I removed the whole set.  I replaced the stock unit just behind 
the shifter.  I then drilled dimples in the shafts threaded ends for the 
set screw to rest.  The subsequent road testing has shown that it is 
better, i.e. there is less loosening , but it is not as reliable nor 
maintenance free as the old industrial units.

               If you are going with the flaming river units, then I 
would suggest that you consider serious fixation of the cursed set 
screws.


                       Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles



On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 12:08 AM, Larry Finch via DeTomaso wrote:

> All,
>
>  Does anyone have a source for a stainless steel turnbuckle and 
> adjusting nuts for the ZF shift linkage?
>
> I am upgrading to the stainless steel flaming river u-joints and 
> thought a stainless turnbuckle would be a good match.
>
> I have searched for turnbuckle, screwjack, tie rod adjusting sleeve. I 
> have searched at McMaster Carr, aircraft Spruce, multiple suspension 
> websites, multiple Heim joint sites and I come up with nothing.
> Thread size is M14x1.5  LH/RH female threads
> Anyone got anything?
>
> Larry
>
>
>
> Sent from me using a magic, handheld electronic gizmo. 
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