[DeTomaso] SS ZF linkage turnbuckle???

[Stephen]

I have the same ones - love the lock nut on the locking set screw.  We have
around 4K miles on ours - no problems so far - knock on wood, etc.

Stephen Nelson


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Of Ed Mendez
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] SS ZF linkage turnbuckle???

I have the Flaming rivers SS ones, makes the shifting smooth as silk.

Ed


Ed  Mendez
emendez at mac.com
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PR Director POCA





> On May 22, 2017, at 05:40, Bill at Incendium.com wrote:
> 
>   Also check and make sure the trunion bearing is secured properly.
> 
>   Cheers
> 
>   Bill Moore
> 
>   Calgary
> 
>   -------- Original message --------
>   From: cengles at cox.net
>   Date: 2017-05-22 6:26 AM (GMT-07:00)
>   To: fresnofinches at aol.com
>   Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] SS ZF linkage turnbuckle???
> 
>   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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