Great thread. I have never been into a ZF transmission, love the look of the castings.

Last transmission I did at home was in a 66 Mustang (Cruisomatic). I had an ace, as my father taught a course for Ford called Valve Bodies Don't Bite, introducing dealer mechanics to transmission repairs. He taught the same principles you list; methodical approach, attention to cleanliness, use the manual/parts book. There were a couple of special pullers, etc, that he had access to and which helped.

Congratulations on the job.

You're brave doing this without a service manual!

Fantastic post. Any chance for a parts list of the stuff you replaced?

OK, so you did this for $300 in parts?

How much time?

I'm just trying understand how they get to $5500 for a rebuild.

Here you go

http://members.shaw.ca/allbusiness/Lr/parts.JPG

Plus

http://members.shaw.ca/allbusiness/Lr/correction.JPG
included with the overhaul kit

total time off the road was 5 weeks, but that was during Christmas and New Years, where I did nothing and then I got busy, and had little time for the repair project.

***If I had time to dedicate to this by myself I'd expect It would take me 3 eight hour days from start to finish***

This was the weak part in my transmission, prone to failure. (the X5 already had this issue updated)

http://members.shaw.ca/allbusiness/Lr/update.JPG

I've rebuilt a T-5 after watching an instructional video. the only auto trans experience I have is installing a shift kit.

is there a manaul or instruction book/video to rebuilding a ZF?

how much is a remanufactured 5hp trans?

There is lots of rebuild material available to you if you want it, I didn't gave need for it at this point.

They wanted $5,500 for a reman'd ZF for me.

Here it is m8 in hibernating ever since I have swapped it. When time allows I'll take it to a machine shop to get it 'drilled' ;)

http://i40.tinypic.com/avlx7a.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/mifhw5.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/206lnyt.jpg