[DeTomaso] ZF Adjustment

[dan at excaliburre.com]

Thank you George. Starting in reverse gear makes sense, because you can make
sure the SF is indeed in that gear and because it's the hardest one to get
dialed in. I suppose once you have reverse the other gears would line up.

 

Dan

 

From: George B <gkb1968 at hotmail.com> 
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2021 11:17 AM
To: dan at excaliburre.com; detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ZF Adjustment

 

Dan,

 

The procedure I found (or figured out over the years) is as follows:

-Loosen turnbuckle jam nuts

-Put ZF into reverse gear by hand (not very easy)  

-Put shifter in reverse.  Could put cardboard or something in place to hold
shifter centered in gate

-Carefully tighten turnbuckle jam nuts

 

If you are sure which gear the ZF is actually in, you could center the
shifter in that gear to get started as it will be a much easier process.
Then do final adjustment in reverse gear as it seems to be more accurate in
that gear.

 

Hope this helps.

 

George

 

 

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On the way south from a GREAT Monterey auto week I popped into Willow
Springs to check on "The Beast", which I'm garaging near the track.

The last time on the track the gear shift linkage slipped out of adjustment
and I was limited to 2nd and 4th gears.

Since then I have replaced the entire linkage, from one end to the other.

The track was closed so I risked a quick test drive on some backstreets
(which is always "interesting" with 14' slicks).

It shifted smoothly into all slots but I'm getting the wrong gears in each
position.

For example,  5th feel like 2nd, 1st feels like 4th, reverse feels like 3rd.

I can't get 1st, 5th or reverse.

I'm not confident about the radial adjustment and suppose it could be off by
a spline or two. But could that cause all this "confusion", or could the
forks or something have gotten messed up from being jammed in the wrong
gear?

The lateral adjustment is fairly simple, but what is the best way to perform
the radial adjustment?

 

Dan

 

 

Dan Courtney

La Jolla, CA

Dan at excaliburre.com <mailto:Dan at excaliburre.com> 

 

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   Thank you George. Starting in reverse gear makes sense, because you can
   make sure the SF is indeed in that gear and because it's the hardest
   one to get dialed in. I suppose once you have reverse the other gears
   would line up.


   Dan


   From: George B <gkb1968 at hotmail.com>
   Sent: Monday, August 23, 2021 11:17 AM
   To: dan at excaliburre.com; detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ZF Adjustment


   Dan,


   The procedure I found (or figured out over the years) is as follows:

   -Loosen turnbuckle jam nuts

   -Put ZF into reverse gear by hand (not very easy)

   -Put shifter in reverse.  Could put cardboard or something in place to
   hold shifter centered in gate

   -Carefully tighten turnbuckle jam nuts


   If you are sure which gear the ZF is actually in, you could center the
   shifter in that gear to get started as it will be a much easier
   process. Then do final adjustment in reverse gear as it seems to be
   more accurate in that gear.


   Hope this helps.


   George


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   From: DeTomaso <[1]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf
   of [2]dan at excaliburre.com <[3]dan at excaliburre.com>
   Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2021 5:12 PM
   To: [4]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   <[5]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Subject: [DeTomaso] ZF Adjustment


   On the way south from a GREAT Monterey auto week I popped into Willow
   Springs to check on "The Beast", which I'm garaging near the track.
   The last time on the track the gear shift linkage slipped out of
   adjustment
   and I was limited to 2nd and 4th gears.
   Since then I have replaced the entire linkage, from one end to the
   other.
   The track was closed so I risked a quick test drive on some backstreets
   (which is always "interesting" with 14' slicks).
   It shifted smoothly into all slots but I'm getting the wrong gears in
   each
   position.
   For example,  5th feel like 2nd, 1st feels like 4th, reverse feels like
   3rd.
   I can't get 1st, 5th or reverse.
   I'm not confident about the radial adjustment and suppose it could be
   off by
   a spline or two. But could that cause all this "confusion", or could
   the
   forks or something have gotten messed up from being jammed in the wrong
   gear?
   The lateral adjustment is fairly simple, but what is the best way to
   perform
   the radial adjustment?

   Dan


   Dan Courtney
   La Jolla, CA
   [6]Dan at excaliburre.com

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