Hey guys so I got a 2wd zf5 that I'm going to put on my truck in place of the e4od my truck is 4x4 and of course I want to keep it 4x4 so I know I've got to replace the tail housing do I have to replace the output shaft on the zf5 or is there a shaft that comes from the tcase into the back through the housing? I've never separated a tcase from a tranny before any advice is appreciated

 

Honestly, you would be better off finding a 4x4 ZF. If you have never had a ZF apart, you may have trouble getting it back together. The rear extension housings aren't cheap either.

 

I found the housing for 130$ I got the tranny pedals and everything else except the clutch for 266$

 

The out put shaft will have to be changed like you mentioned. The thing about the ZFs is, they are rear loaded trans missions. Everything in the transmission is connected to the rear extension housing. It all has to come out, the shaft changed, then put back on the rear housing, and loaded back into the case. It's not as simple as just changing the rear housing.

 

 

You'll need one from a 4x4 or a f-super duty with parking brake built onto it.

 

I knew that they were rear loaded and I looked at a few write ups on them because I've rebuilt alot of manual transmissions... On dirtbikes quads etc not on a truck lol but it looks like the same to me other then synchros

 

Ok so I decided to wait and find a 4x4 zf5 however I'm taking the over loads off the dually we got and putting them on my truck!