[DeTomaso] Transaxle - Lost reverse gear

[L GRAY]

   Yep........ that pin falling out will definitely not allow the reverse push arm to engage the gear into mesh.  I’ve done tons of ZF transaxles and I have NEVER seen this failure !!! 😱😱😱

Leslie A. Gray

> On Jul 15, 2020, at 8:34 PM, "steve at snclocks.com" <steve at snclocks.com> wrote:
> 
>    Turns out the 6 mm pin that engages the reverse fork went walk about.
>   Dennis sent me 5 photos - check them out in my Pantera gallery:
>   [1]https://www.snclocks.com/TheRestofourWorld/Autos/1973-Pantera-Detoma
>   so-5332/i-QCRq22Z  At least it was not my being unable to adjust the
>   linkage.  Whew.
> 
> 
>   Question - previously Dennis installed at 0.62 5^th gear.  From day
>   one, and right through 15K miles, it whined.  The other 4 gears are
>   quiet.  Do any of you have an RBT 0.62 -  can you comment on how  quiet
>   yours is?
> 
> 
>   Stephen Nelson
> 
>   360-210-7295
> 
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> References
> 
>   1. https://www.snclocks.com/TheRestofourWorld/Autos/1973-Pantera-Detomaso-5332/i-QCRq22Z
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