DeTomaso Mailing List: October 97, Message #193
     



From: 	Dennis Antenucci <itbewild@gte.net>

Subject: Re-sealing ZF

Date: 	Wed, 8 Oct 1997 02:02:45 +0000



Gonna tackle a reseal on my ZF... Here's my questions for you expert 

aerospace/rocket engineers.



1.  I noticed gear oil leaking around or through a bottom plate bolt. 

Anyone have this problem and how did you re-seal? What silicone or seal 

material did you use?  



2.  I believe Bryan first raised the question regarding the use of 

synthetic gear oil in the ZF. And while the number of synthetic gear oil 

users that "did not" have leaking seals seemed to outnumber the ones who 

did there seemed to be plenty of evidence to support that older re-seals 

seemed to drop synthetic alot quicker.  



I'd just like to see some additional opinions/second thoughts on this 

subject again. It has been suggested to me that "how" you reseal and 

"what" seal material is used is equally as importent as the gasket 

material being used. Has anyone seen any research on this subject?? More 

importently then that I wanna hear from anyone who has had GOOD luck 

resealing their own ZF cases. 



And Mike, don't tell me to talk to Roy Butfoy! :-]

Thanks,

Mad Dog 



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