[DeTomaso] Another Pantera myth? Half shaft bolts

[SOBill at aol.com]

FWIW,
 
My car came from the factory with the axle flange bolts  installed from the 
ZF side.
 
The OEM bolts can be removed (or installed) from the ZF side  of the axle 
flange without tears.
 
Two methods are shown at _http://www.panteraplace.com/page222.htm_ 
(http://www.panteraplace.com/page222.htm) .
 
I installed my new bolts with the nuts on the ZF side of the  flange. I 
like it that way.
 
Have fun  today,

sobill at aol.com  

 
In a message dated 12/28/2011 2:39:21 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
oldwheel at shaw.ca writes:

Well  actually, the factory Ford Pantera workshop manual shows the opposite
on  page 16-10-04. I have an original manual. It would be harder to see in  
a
photocopy. In at least three photos, the bolts are shown installed with  the
flange nuts installed toward the ZF transaxle. This makes more sense to  me
and allows using full size shank bolts which is what the original  design
was. If you insist on fiddling them through backwards, you would be  in 
great
difficulty using the stock Ford bolts. (I tried it) But if you  use
aftermarket bolts with a slightly smaller shank, you can do it  backwards
fairly easily. Maybe just another Pantera  myth?

Barry