[DeTomaso] Throw out bearing

[Julian Kift]

I can only give you my experience; I had always previously followed the crowd and used bronze bushings (quality oilite ones) but when I purchased the GT5 the ZF was in process of being rebuilt by Dennis Quella (to which I added the tall 5th). Upon install and driving I noticed some shifting issues, Dennis drove it at Pahrump and concurred, we agreed I'd pull the ZF again and send back to him. He went through it and could basically find nothing, I reinstalled and as expected there was no improvement. It was at that point that Dennis asked what I was using for a pilot bushing/bearing and upon revealing it was an oilite bronze bushing, he was aghast and sent me a needle bearing, low and behold problem fixed and I've been driving it on that bearing for 13 years now.

Julian

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From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of Jeff Detrich <jjdetrich at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2020 9:10 AM
To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: [DeTomaso] Throw out bearing

Any advantage to using a needle bearing vs throw out bronze bushing?

Jeff
6559
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   I can only give you my experience; I had always previously followed the
   crowd and used bronze bushings (quality oilite ones) but when I
   purchased the GT5 the ZF was in process of being rebuilt by Dennis
   Quella (to which I added the tall 5th). Upon install and driving I
   noticed some shifting issues, Dennis drove it at Pahrump and concurred,
   we agreed I'd pull the ZF again and send back to him. He went through
   it and could basically find nothing, I reinstalled and as expected
   there was no improvement. It was at that point that Dennis asked what I
   was using for a pilot bushing/bearing and upon revealing it was an
   oilite bronze bushing, he was aghast and sent me a needle bearing, low
   and behold problem fixed and I've been driving it on that bearing for
   13 years now.

   Julian
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   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
   Jeff Detrich <jjdetrich at gmail.com>
   Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2020 9:10 AM
   To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Subject: [DeTomaso] Throw out bearing

   Any advantage to using a needle bearing vs throw out bronze bushing?
   Jeff
   6559