[DeTomaso] HUB CARRIER BEARING TORQUE / Dick Ruzzin

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/09/07 6:14:29 AM, ehpantera at yahoo.com writes:

<< mark skwarek <ehpantera at yahoo.com> wrote:    I've noticed that Locktite 
has a Bearing Mount liquid that would enhance the press fit of the axle bearing 
and reduce the likelyhood of its rotating. Has anyone tried this product? >>

Lock-tite's fine product is meant for bushings and small lightly-loaded ball 
bearings such as in throttle linkages. The forces going thru the rear uprights 
are so high, likely such chemicals would quickly squeeze out from between the 
ball bearing races and the carrier, leaving the bearing about as loose as 
before. Peening a loose axle shaft to temporarily increase its OD doesn't last 
either- the raised areas of steel quickly pound back down. Carroll Smith says 
that Lock-tite bearing mount liquid is only for extremely temporary use at a 
track, and a 'proper' fix- including machining- is called for as soon as the 
event is over, never for long-term use! 

Goose owners have a particular problem, since Goose rear axles are as soft as 
in the Pantera, & their bearing carriers are cast aluminum. So the rear wheel 
bearings really need to be installed in Geese by shrink-fitting, not 
cold-pressing. It will only take a tiny amount of installed bearing looseness at 
operating temp before the hard outer bearing race begins to thrash out considerable 
clearance. In case of a measurably loose rear wheel bearing in a Goose, 
boring the aluminum upright oversize for a bigger OD bearing (maybe with the 
subsititution of a Pantera stub-axle & companion flange), boring & shrink-fitting a 
hardened 7075-aluminum sleeve for an OEM size bearing or welding & 
re-machining the upright are the repair options that come to mind. There are advantages 
to our heavy Pantera cast-steel rear uprights! FWIW- J DeRyke
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