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Me and my Father headed out to the Oregon Coast for Riding at Sand Lake, driving my truck with one UTV on top and the toyhauler with another inside, total weight 21,650 lbs. Recently swapped the murdered E40D with a ZF5. Headed up Hwy 6...
As the title reads, it's a bad gamble to flat-tow a truck with a ZF5. Not all manual transmissions are alike, so you may be wondering why the ZF5 can't be towed. And the reason is because there is no lubrication to the internals apart from the INPUT SHAFT turning. The Input shaft only turns when...
Hi guys. I’m having an issue. I got the truck running great. Figured it was time to try and move it. Transfer case is in 2H, in both reverse and 1st, the truck feels like the brakes are locked up. All tires spin freely in neutral, so I wouldn’t think brakes are the issue. I put rear end on jacks...
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I have read many posts asking questions about the e40d to zf5 swap, and there is so much information in all of them it is somewhat difficult to take in. Therefore, I decided to break down the few things I am still unsure of into a couple of simple questions that will hopefully...
What is all involved in changing the rear housing or case on a ZF5 two wheel drive? Truck I recently picked up has a ZF5 and where is mounts to the cross member is broken. I'm guessing the transmission will have to come out to replace that part of the case? I have a transmission jack so its not...
This is a 6.9 IDI out of my 1985 F250. I swapped in the ZF and transfer case, ZF originally out of an F450 Super Duty, had a parking brake on it so I switched it out for the Borg Warner 1356 transfer case. Come to think of it, I could also sell the trans with the driveline brake in place of the...
Hello! I wanted to share my project, this is my first time posting in a forum. I have quite the project in the making and though I would share.
I have a 1993 Ford Bronco XLT Lariat w/factory 5.8L I purchased a year ago @ $500 w/ the title. I knew from the beginning that there was no way I...
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I just bought a donor truck for the engine and it is an auto where my truck is a manual. I am really tempted to convert my from manual to auto and al starting to see what I could se my manual setup for. Just looking to see how much interest o might see and what it may be worth.
So, I might be totally out to lunch on this, but it’s my understanding that my ‘94 f350 (7.3 IDI) with an e40d has the parking brake attached to the transmission. So, since I’m looking to swap to a ZF5 how would I go about installing a new parking brake? I’ve never had a parking brake that...
Hi guys I’m just about ready to start swapping in my ZF5 transmission but still don’t have a crossmember. My truck is a 1994 7.3idiT 4x4 with e4od in it. Now I’ve been searching just about every thread to do with a ZF5 and found nothing. So here’s my question: Since I have a F250 4x4 would I...
Hey all, my zf5 has bad synchros in the first 4 gears. The previous owner didn't do the heim joint mod and ground the synchros to oblivion. I am thinking that all it needs is the synchros changed. How hard is this to accomplish? And is there a good place to get this done in Louisiana? I am just...
Hello Oilburners. I found a 1993 Idi Turbo f250 zf5 with 32,000 miles on it for $900.00. It's been parked for about 10 years because they rolled it and then drove away from the accident. It was parked for 3 years on their ranch then an owner of a scrapyard bought it and drove it to his yard. He...
This turned out to be more of a project than I can deal with right now. The truck starts, runs, and drives, and is pretty solid, with very little rust, strong motor and good transmission. The original 4L10 rear failed, so I installed a 3.55 - original 4.10 is included if you want it but needs...
Hi, I have a 1994 f350 crew, longbed for sale was white and red, has older white repaint, has red interior with bench seats. Body is good bed is dented, Had goose neck in bed
Missing tailgate.
It was running before winter and has been sitting since October, I was swapping out the injection...
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I live in south Louisiana and would love to hear y’alls input on reputable tranny shops that a I could use to rebuild my zf5. I am having the grinding in 2nd and 3rd issue and just want it fixed. I am new-ish to the area and just thought that surely there would be someone down here...
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