Jjust saw this on bobs site: http://www.dieselsite.com/index.asp?...ROD&ProdID=588

Was wondering what yalls thoughts were?

Havent dove in yet, but the flywheel i got from Clay has the kevlar bushing in it, I know there are mixed reviews on that one and I only want to do this once.

The dang clutch / flywheel is still sitting on the garage floor, but I swear im gonna get it on there sometime soon...

 

Nice find. I haven't seen that. Looks similar to how the 6.0 tranny is done without having to grind the flywheel to make the bearing fit.

 

I saw that the other day as well, Didn't think about posting it .

 

Rats! If I had seen this six months ago it could have saved me several hundred bucks in parts. At least the transmission was already out of the truck.

 

That looks like a good high quality kit.

 

I used this kit on a customers truck a couple of yrs ago. good quality stuff. of course anything I've ever gotten from Bob has been top notch. its like a speedi sleeve for the input shaft. not as good as the 6.0 upgrade but much better than the Kevlar. IMHO

Barney

 

Perfect,
thanks for your help fellas. I think I will order one this morning!

Will definitely take pics and post when i get after this!

Also, just found this diagram that I thought yall might enjoy: ZF6 Speed Manual Transmissions Part, Rebuild Overhaul Kits Ford Truck - Drivetrain.com

 

Note the numbers on the new seal in case you need to replace at some point. I just did a seal replacement on a blazer that was fixed this way. Got lucky with a guess at the parts store and didn't have to make another trip...

 

That does look promising. A little red Loctite helps keep light pressed items together better too. My curiosity lies with how well the bearing is made. If it's a good bearing design it might be worth putting on a good input shaft!

 

OK fellas, im dredging this up one last time... finally got everything I need together for the clutch... almost a year later. I really am diving into it this weekend.
Last thing I need is torque specs, can yall help me out?

 

Any info/update on how the product worked? Also the link has expired or Bob doesnt sell the item anymore. You know where to find another one?..thanks

 

I have had it in for over 2 years now and it still works great.
The clutch bounces a bit in reverse with a trailer behind, but nothing that is too bothersome.
I ended up going back to the Kevlar bushing on mine because of a bad bearing.
Not Bobs fault, just a bad part.

 

Here is a link to the same kit Bob use to sell. I have one in mine and it works great. The end of the input shaft was messed up and this fixed that too.

NV4500 Getrag 6.6 ZF 6 Speed 8.1 Input Shaft Repair Kit | eBay

 

Do we have any updates on this?
Any others use it?
I just picked up a 2001 with a 6 speed that has this problem.

 

KD6, I just did my clutch/flywheel a few weeks ago. After a lot of research, I didn't use the kevlar bushing from South Bend. I went with the oil-impregnated bronze bushing from Dorman. $4 from O'Reilly's. I didn't want to have another needle pilot bearing - I don't care how big they are, they're still needle bearings. My factory one was nothing but dust. My pilot shaft was a little scored, so we set the bushing in the flywheel to a spot where it was on a smooth part of the input shaft. I can dredge up the part # if you need it, or you can google 7.3 zf-6 dorman pilot bronze bushing and come up with it.