This is a common issue and it is highly recommended to safety wire these (there are actually kits for this) whenever one is even close to them. Here is a list that you might find helpful.
**RBT Transmissions, Roy Butfoy (ZF Service), 1920 E. Warner Ave., Suite E, Santa Ana, CA 92705, (wk)714/660-0288 660-0288 250-1798, (fax)714/660-0289
**Frank Jerome, Final Touch, 5900 East Berry St., Ft. Worth, Texas 76119, 817-496-6454
Hall Pantera, 15337 Garfield Ave., Paramount, CA 97023, (wk)562/531-2629
JB's Pantera Care, 27151 Pam Place, Moreno Valley, CA 92360
Pantera Specialists,
[email protected] Home Page - Pantera Specialists EFI/ECU
DeTomaso Performance, CT, (wk)860/668-5690
Mayberry Lincoln Mercury, 4437 Lankershm Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91602
Pantera's By Cook, 2955 Bronco Lane, Norco, CA 91760, (wk)909/278-4243, (fax)909/278-4244
**Pantera East, 7165 30th Ave. North, St. Petersburg, FL 33710, (wk)727/381-1151
Pantera Parts Connection (PPC), 645 National Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043, (wk)1-800-DETOMASO
Pantera Parts Connection in Reno, NV, (wk)702/331-7009
**Pantera Performance Center, Dennis Quella, 1856 N. Park Street, Castle Rock, CO 80104 (wk)303/660-9897 9848, (fax)303/660-9159
** These are ones that I have direct knowledge of or have been advised are top notch. That's not to say other aren't, I just have no knowledge of them.
Regards,
Lynn
PS: a search here on ZF and safety wire might also be helpful.