Reply to "TRUNNION BEARING (revisited)"

All the stockers are loose after 30+ yrs of steel-on-steel wear. Believe it or not, there were rubber boots on both sides of this thing, and the factory recommended sticking a oilcan spout under the boot periodically & injecting a little motor oil. I've never seen intact boots here on a Pantera. The real key is that it shifts fine. A stock replacement trunnion is best but won't improve the cars performance. If one really wanted a winter project, you could fabricate your own trunnion using a linear ball bearing (wirh felt dust seals) in a custom housing. But again, if the ZF shifts OK, you'de have to point out your neat mod to onlookers as it would not improve things much. Have you removed the extra shift-detent in your car? This often improves EASE of shifting, at zero expense and 15 minutes of clean work.