quote:Originally posted by Rocky:quote:I also would like to secure the bolts in the gearbox with locking wire, but would like to do this myself, is there a write up for doing this Job.
I am certainly not trying to steer you away from a DIY job, but I had an expert with me when we wired my Ring Gear, and I am glad I did.
This is more of a 3 banana job - here's the items I noticed:Removal of the allen screws off the differential carrier (we needed a chisel to break a few loose) Disassembly and reassembly of the clutch packs and the spider gears - I guess we stacked them in a very nice pile, but there were sure a LOT of parts there, and it would be VERY easy to get them out of order... The actual Safety Wiring process - You want your tying to be very neat and very tight. If you don't have a lot of experience with Safety Wiring... your wiring may not look so nice Sealing up the bottom of the ZF - you need to do a very good cleaning and sealer / gasket install - and there are a LOT of shims and wave washers that you need to keep in the right order / locations.
I am not saying that safety wiring a ZF can't be done by a "first-timer", but it needs to be done in a very meticulous order, and all the parts have to go back exactly in the same order they came out.
I was very grateful I had someone who did the heavy lifting for me when we safety wired my ZF. I was happy to be the guy who scrubbed the parts, cleaned and painted thing as needed, and tried to help by doing the grunt work.
I was able to get a lot of information on the process by calling RBT Transmissions (when I ordered the gasket set). but it was really a task that took some skills.
Rocky
Well Rocky I do take your point, without experience there cannot be much expertise. I know that it would be a surprise to some folk that Pantera owners such as myself, do have budget limits, the cost to have the unit shipped over to an expert in the US is just out of the question, so its a job I must tackle as a DIY one.
Grateful for your info though its all MUST know stuff for a potential rebuilder, thanks for your reply Peter.