Zf5
#1
Zf5
I have a zf5 for my truck that I'm going to use when I swap to a 4x4 frame. It seems to grind in reverse and the shifter was very sloppy. Do I dare open this up I've heard they need special tools and what not but I'm curious about and I'm not sure if the clutch or the slave cylinder were good.
#2
Junior Member
Honestly, I would just take the transmission to a good shop and have it rebuilt. The gear and synchro tolerances are EXTREMELY close in the ZF's so bearings need to be set dead on. I was going to attempt it myself but after reading the procedure I said the heck with that and took it to a shop. Mine cost $1800 to rebuild but then again, 4th gear and the input shaft were destroyed..... That was 500 in parts just for those two alone. With just Bearings and rings/synchros your probably looking at around 1300 - 1500 depending on the shop. I would just get a new slave and masher cylinder, they don't cost that much.
#4
Junior Member
I think that's a good idea. Hey, you may want to get the flywheel re-surfaced if you put a new clutch on. Often times they won't wear correctly due to the existing wear pattern and can cause the clutch to slip early in it's life.
#6
Junior Member
Oh not at all, I had my girlfriends 92 Jeep Wrangler Flywheel surface for 40 bucks at our NAPA Machine Shop, they did a good job to. I guess it depends on where you take it. But it shouldn't cost more than 60 bucks for an f150 flywheel.