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That thing is nice...
That's what YOU think...
I'm not going to look up Dennis' current cost, in fact, I'm not sure he even will sell it anymore.
It was a work-around, in the days before the long throw slave, to improve clutch action.
The seals are known to fail from non use - they dry out too much. That happened with 2511 shortly after I purchased it, requiring the removal of the ZF.
The set up is intense and time consuming. We are talking 1000's of an inch here, and of course, there is no method to adjust anything once it is all put back together.
In my case, the threaded aluminum adapter ring which was intended to resist rotation (and loss of set-up measurements) because of its two inner o-rings (not visible) and their friction on the ZF input shaft housing managed to rotate anyways, probably a result of vibration....so, out came the ZF.
I devised a system using three 4-40 allen head set screws that has proven effective at holding things in place.
In my talks with Dennis about this system, he says it is okay for a racer that expects to be removing the ZF with regularity, or someone like me that actually puts regular miles on the car - 700 or so in the last two weeks, and headed to Reno next week.
But with long throw slaves now available, and the adjustment hassles of the internal unit, he no longer thinks it is a good choice.
Larry
