ZF transmission temp. sender location/tips?

[tech51]

I think you are drilling in to the pto cover not the case.

 

[BrandonMag]

I think you are drilling in to the pto cover not the case.

what i would do is drain the oil then take off one of the little side plates. i would drill a hole in that and weld a bung with the 1/8th NPT onto that.

Yep, I'm thinking that'll work. I figured if I could buy one premade it'd save on time, but I'd rather drill a hole and weld a bung than spend $70 on a premade plate.

 

[tech51]

It seemed high to me to but the pic that they sent me is a kit (pto plate, trans gauage and bolts) I'm going to call them tomorrow and get the real price.

 

[Black dawg]

I know of two But they pull about 21,000 to 23,000 pounds a day every day.

what do they do when they get hot?

 

[tech51]

I just looked at them in the shop that worked on them. They came from a co op phone co. in TX. They pull two back holes on a 40ft goose neck..

 

[Worstenemy453]

Why would you need to worry about one on a Manual trans, am i missing something ? I thought trans temp was just an automatic thing ?

 

[tech51]

OK the ''kit'' is 95.00 for the pto cover, gasket, bolts and trans gauge w/tubing and such w/shipping. That's 47.50 per part

 

[Worstenemy453]

Why would you need to worry about one on a Manual trans, am i missing something ? I thought trans temp was just an automatic thing ?

Anyone.

 

[tech51]

I don't know maybe a hot shot driver, etc, etc that does no routine maintenance?

 

[BrandonMag]

what do they do when they get hot?

Not sure, mine is making some odd intermittent noises and I want to see what kind of temps. it's running at.

 

[tech51]

You still running a DMF set-up.

 

[BrandonMag]

You still running a DMF set-up.

Not 100% sure on that, earlier this year RJ (lotzagoodstuff) asked me if I'd put a SMF in it because of the noise it makes. He was sure it has one.

It may, but I'm wanting to keep on eye on the temps just in case.

 

[tech51]

Well get under it and pull the cover off. If the fly wheel has springs in it like a clutch plate then it's a DMF

 

[gatorman21218]

Kyle its probably like a rear diff. Even under heavy hauling it probably wont get hot enough to cause problems, but if you use the truck for severe use its probably a good thing to have to warn you of impending doom

 

[rjjp]

Why would you need to worry about one on a Manual trans, am i missing something ? I thought trans temp was just an automatic thing ?

Anything that moves generates heat, The ZF uses (or is suppose to use) ATF so the fluid will begin to break down at the same temperature as it would in an auto, when it breaks down it doesn't lubricate as well. Plus if you have a bad bearing it will generate more heat, so if your tranny is running hotter than usual you know something is going on. Basically the same reason that semi's generally have a differential temp gauge.