[DeTomaso] ring gear safety wire

[adin at frontier.net]

Very few Panteras in America are actually driven (mine included).

No worries, mate!



Quoting Tomas Gunnarsson <guson at home.se>:

> If all bolt heads were broken off, what kept the parts together?
>
> Tomas
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <fresnofinches at aol.com>
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 6:17 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] ring gear safety wire
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>
>> We had a PCNC member who dedided to change his new Pantera's ZF gear oil.
>>
>> In the process, a ring gear bolt head plopped out into the drain pan.
>> He then started fishing through the drain plug hole, using a stiff   
>> piece of wire.
>>
>> By the time he was through, he had all ten bolt heads and three sections of
>> thread .? He brought a plastic bag with the pieces to a tech session.
>>
>> His ZF made no noise and shifted fine.
>>
>> Nonetheless, he decided he needed to safety-wire his ring and pinion.
>>
>> Just because you have many uneventful miles, no noise and no apparent issue
>> does not mean you don't have a problem.
>>
>> Larry
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