Been busy!!

[alienturtle]

For a while now i have had a syncro kit and needle bearing kit for my zf5 that needed to be installed. Along with my new flywheel and valair clutch kit. A couple days ago my tranny started grinding a little more than usual and making some different noises. On the 15th im pulling my 5er to pismo beach for a week. I figured its now or never because i didnt want to take the chance pulling to pismo. From dropping the drive shaft to having the tranny on the bench took me 55 minutes. The rebuild went really well. Few flying balls and springs but she is back together new syncros and all!. Syncros were well well worn out compared to the new ones. The dodge flywheel i had in it used to have a bushing in it for the input shaft. I installed a bearing instead when it first was installed. The bearing locked solid . O well new flywheel has a HD bearing installed when i got it. As you can see i was using the ford clutch disk on the dodge flywheel. Amazing how well that disk did with what little surface area it had. Cant wait!!

Also finally made my custom a/c Lines. Got that all charged and she is blowing COLD My blower in the cab never seemed to blow very much at all. When i would put it on high it should shut off and the notch right down from that it would blow a little. I pulled it apart and found the switch melted along with the connector. New switch and connector and i now have high!

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[Rot Box]

Looks like fun

Have you rebuilt a ZF5 before? How difficult was it? I'd like to attempt it one day, but I have to admit I'm just a LITTLE bit scared lol

 

[alienturtle]

nope first time for the zf5. I have had it apart about 3 other times putting just bearings case bearings in it but never a full tear down of the main shaft. Its really not that hard. it does require to pull both bearings off each end of the main shaft. The big one i think is impossible without the actually ford tool. I blew it apart getting it off. the 3 syncro bodies much be pulled off and they are toward the center of the shaft so longer pullers become required. Then i ran into a race that is actually pressed on the shaft. Other than having to pull everything off it really wasn't that bad. Just be careful of the syncro ball and springs.. They like to fly if you aren't careful.

 

[zebrabeefj40]

Where did you get the rebuild parts from? I've got 400K+ miles on my ZF5 now. I'm sure it could use a freshing up here soon...

Thanks,
Nick

 

[alienturtle]

i got the number from dieselbrad. The guys name is Dan at midwest trans i think its called. Cheapest price on tranny parts iv ever found. give them a call.
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