[DeTomaso] axle shaft bolts source

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

This comes up periodically and the answer is- some are and some aren't 
metric. Mangustas and early Panteras got metric bolts while all Ford-built Panteras 
(roughly, the '72s-'75s- most Panteras) got SAE bolts, and the diameters and 
threads are so close, the nuts interchange metric-to-SAE! Not sure what the 
post-'80s cars got; probably the 11mm European bolts. See my POCA News article 
Feb 2004- 'Solving the Pantera Halfshaft Bolt Controversy'. The 'correct' bolts 
can be had from all the vendors, from aircraft supply shops or from good 
industrial bolt supply shops. The unthreaded or 'shoulder' length is critical; do 
NOT use bolts threaded all the way to the head; they will break. And keep them 
tight; even slightly loose will cause a vibration under acceleration. Good 
luck- J DeRyke


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