Reply to "Tach gear"

Peter, knowing what you now know, I don't think you should use this ZF without someone knowledgeable opening it up and checking it out. The only person close to you that I can think of is Roland Jaeckal in Hamburg. Failing that, it needs to come back to this side of the Atlantic. If it turns out the seller misrepresented the state of this transaxle, you should give him a chance to make good, which probably means taking it back. Other options are selling it for parts, having it rebuilt by a professional or commencing litigation. I'm sure we'd all like to know who sold it to you. Use the forum to put pressure on the person who sold it to you. George, is that OK?

On a side note, I spoke with a Superformance rep at the Monterey Historics this past August. They are now using the Quaife 5 speed transaxle that's interchangeable with the ZF, in their GT40 replicas. I think it's called the ZFQ. He said there were problems early on but those problems have been solved and Superformance now uses them in their GT40's unless the customer insists on a ZF (RBT). He said the ZFQ does shift better than the ZF. He thought they were made in either the UK or Germany, which is better for you than shipping another ZF across the pond. You'd have to find out if they can flip it from the GT40 position to the Pantera position. Years ago they said they could but I've never seen it done. Good luck !