Sloppy ZF5 shifter question?

[IDIDieselJohn]

So today I met an old Ford enthusiast, bought a hitch for my F150 off of him....started talking and found out his backyard is my dreamland of old Ford parts.

Anyways, he has his old yard truck he doesn't want anymore, hasn't run in 2 years, was running bad when parked, sucked up some **** in the tanks.

It's a 1987 F350 4x4, 6.9L ZF5. I can have the driveline with axles out of it for 400$, but he said the ZF works great in all gears, but the shifter is pretty sloppy.



What would cause that on a ZF5? Never heard of that happening on a ZF.

 

[79jasper]

Needs new bushings.
http://www.fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=212811

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[The Warden]

Needs new bushings.
http://www.fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=212811

Nice writeup...thanks for posting it

 

[laserjock]

^^^^ What he said. It'll make if shift and feel like a new one if there is nothing internally wrong.

 

[79jasper]

I wish the short throw shifter was still made....

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[icanfixall]

Really nice to see pics of something you have never seen before. Makes the explanation so much easier to understand.. I guess thats why **** is so watched these days... You get to see something and you get people talking about whats going on...

 

[Greg5OH]

! I will buy the axles off of you if they are 4.10s!