[DeTomaso] ZF Adjustment
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dan at excaliburre.com
Mon Aug 23 18:23:28 EDT 2021
And this is how you get the "radial" adjustment? So the ZF can "twist" into
all gears?
And if it's not getting the correct "twist" then that's why I'm only getting
2 or 3 gears (defiantly 2nd and then it feels like 4th), but in different
positions?
One of the online tips I read suggested adding lockwashers, which I'll bring
for next time, as I noticed the turnbuckle nuts are loosening each time I go
for a test drive.
Dan
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Your welcome Dan.
Also, I agree with Forest. If your front to back shifter position is correct
you only need to loosen one jam nut.
Good luck,
George
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Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] ZF Adjustment
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
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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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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
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And this is how you get the "radial" adjustment? So the ZF can "twist"
into all gears?
And if it's not getting the correct "twist" then that's why I'm only
getting 2 or 3 gears (defiantly 2^nd and then it feels like 4^th), but
in different positions?
One of the online tips I read suggested adding lockwashers, which I'll
bring for next time, as I noticed the turnbuckle nuts are loosening
each time I go for a test drive.
Dan
From: George B <gkb1968 at hotmail.com>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2021 2:49 PM
To: dan at excaliburre.com; detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ZF Adjustment
Your welcome Dan.
Also, I agree with Forest. If your front to back shifter position is
correct you only need to loosen one jam nut.
Good luck,
George
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Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] ZF Adjustment
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
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Sent: Monday, August 23, 2021 11:17 AM
To: [8]dan at excaliburre.com; [9]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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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
[15]Dan at excaliburre.com
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