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ZF S5-42 Creeping in Neutral, Hard in Reverse?
I don't recall the exact number, but it was within the preload spec called for in the ZF manual. The stock shims wound up being the right thickness so I reused them.- chandlerbingco
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ZF S5-42 Creeping in Neutral, Hard in Reverse?
Oil being used is Mobil 1 synthetic ATF. Did the same thing on Valvoline ATF. I will double check for firewall flex and report back. I do recall feeling some limited movement in the brake pedal when the clutch pedal is pressed, so I guess that could be something.- chandlerbingco
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ZF S5-42 Creeping in Neutral, Hard in Reverse?
The truck had the small firewall flex plate installed when I bought it a couple of years ago. Considering that the linkage bushing was completely gone and the eye on the original master cylinder pushrod was well worn, I'm guessing the flex plate was done by Ford rather than a PO. There aren't...- chandlerbingco
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ZF S5-42 Creeping in Neutral, Hard in Reverse?
Ok everybody - I removed the ZF 542 tranny from my 1989 F250 over the winter and rebuilt it at the same time I rebuilt the engine. Engine turned out great and runs strong, but the transmission is having some problems I can't explain. To do the rebuild, I followed the ZF factory service...- chandlerbingco
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