Reply to "Saftey Wiring Ring Bolts"

Pant5761 (Guest)

You can't be too safe! I speak from experience on this one. I bought #5761 in 1993 - after a couple thousand spirited miles one day I heard a load bang!! Did not know what it was until someone behind me signaled to pull over because I was spraying his windshield with gear oil! I was lucky, one bolt head flew thru the oil pan and 5 more were in the pan. The ring gear was still tight but I was seconds away from total ZF destruction. I installed new factory serrated ring gear bolts with Loctite and left it for 10 years until the major restoration. At that time I asked - "I wonder how the red Loctite is holding up after swimming in gear oil all those years?" Yeah, for peace of mind I changed the bolts, used Loctite and safety wired them. I don't think about the ZF at night anymore! Ed

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