[DeTomaso] Rear Axles questions....

Christopher Kimball chrisvkimball at msn.com
Thu Aug 7 21:38:17 EDT 2008


If you're referring to the note below, didn't it say weren't tapered? Of course, I wasn't sure what they were...!

Chris

From: doug at silicondesigns.com
To: chrisvkimball at msn.com; asajay at asajay.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Rear Axles questions....
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 08:03:46 -0700










Chris,
 
    A minor correction: your Wilkinson rear axle bearings are ball 
type bearings, not tapered.
 
Doug

  -----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Kimball 
  [mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 8:15 
  PM
To: doug at silicondesigns.com; Asa Jay Laughton; 
  detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Rear Axles 
  questions....

It did all come from Wilkenson, but I can't 
  remember what kind they were, other than I believe they weren't tapered, but 
  one was a little wider than the other, I think.

Chris


> 
  From: doug at silicondesigns.com
> To: asajay at asajay.com; 
  detomaso at realbig.com
> CC: chrisvkimball at msn.com
> Subject: RE: 
  [DeTomaso] Rear Axles questions....
> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 08:14:10 
  -0700
> 
> Asa Jay,
> 
> Jeff Kimball, Mike Thomas and 
  I installed a pair of Wilkinson's new axles
> into Chris Kimball's car a 
  few months back. They looked like excellent
> pieces and we had no 
  problems with the install, especially with the use of
> Jeff's excellent 
  shop and tool set. If I needed new axles, Wilkinson's are
> the ones I'd 
  get. You'll have to ask Chris to be sure which bearing set he
> went 
  with but they were likely from Wilkinson as well.
> 
> Doug 
  Braun
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
  detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On 
  Behalf Of Asa Jay Laughton
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 6:46 
  AM
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Rear Axles 
  questions....
> 
> 
> Just when you thought it was safe to 
  go back in the garage... I get an
> email from Wilkinson, with a special 
  on his forged rear axles. Gah!
> 
> Looks like it may be less 
  trouble to buy a new set of axles and the
> bearings that fit, rather 
  than try to find a set of appropriately sized
> bearings for my stock 
  axles. It might be cheaper for me to just find
> the bearings, but my 
  time is worth something too.
> 
> So my question becomes, who has 
  experience with the forged axles from
> Wilkinson and what bearing sets 
  did you go with?
> 
> Thanks,
> Asa Jay
> 
> Asa 
  Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> 
> & Shelley 
  Marie
> Spokane, WA
> 
> 1973 Pantera L 5533
> 
  [ASASCAT]
> 
> 
> 




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