[DeTomaso] [SPAM] Wheel bearing issues

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

 Fred,

I thought we were talking about front wheel bearings as installed on the Pantera. My point is that installing them preloaded might result in excessive preload due to temp differences.

Tomas
	


> Från: F&D Terry <gt5s at bcpl.net>
> Till: Tomas Gunnarsson <guson at home.se>
> Rubrik: Re: [DeTomaso] [SPAM]   Wheel bearing issues
> Datum: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:44:33 -0400

> Thomas,
> 
> I don't see any exceptional differences. Both the Corvette and modified 
> Pantera upright employ a pair of taper bearings to mount an axle in a 
> housing with a brake disc on one end and a u-joint on the other. I guess 
> either preloaded or bearings with slight end play will both work.
> 
> Fred T.
> 
> Tomas Gunnarsson wrote:
> 
> >Is it possible that the application we're talking about is exceptional
> compared to other applications? In our case heat from braking will spread
> from rotor to hub long before the spindle axle is hot. This might decrease
> play or increase preload in a somewhat unpredictable way.
> >
> >Tomas
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "F&D Terry" <gt5s at bcpl.net>
> >To: <arkoch at earthlink.net>
> >Cc: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>; <pantera at pobox.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
> >Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 8:55 PM
> >Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] [SPAM] Wheel bearing issues
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> >>Dick,
> >>
> >>There seems to be two acceptable schools of thought concerning preload. 
> >>The Corvette shop manuals for '63 forward specify a .001" to .007" free 
> >>play to be within acceptable limits for the taper bearing rear uprights. 
> >>>From a '63 shop manual, "The tapered roller spindle bearings should have
> 
> >>end play of .001"-.007". Check end play and, when necessary, adjust as 
> >>follows." I have owned many of these cars and have never had problems