[DeTomaso] Fw: Tapered Bearing problems
Will Demelo
wdemelo at cogeco.ca
Sat Dec 27 23:36:08 EST 2008
I spoke to Dennis when I redid them last year. No such "lifetime guarantee"
Will
----- Original Message -----
From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
To: wdemelo at cogeco.ca ; detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 11:08 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tapered Bearing problems
In a message dated 12/27/08 20 04 19, wdemelo at cogeco.ca writes:
My car was purchased last year with the Quella tapered bearing mod. The car sat for 4 years and it was evident from the noises that the bearings were gone.
Water had gotten in and screwed the bearings ( more so on the pass side).
I replaced th bearings and seals and it is clear that it is a poor design. I caught one rain storm in Sept and the bearings are screwed again. I can see brown oozing out of the seal. The wheel was seized after sitting for few weeks of sitting.
Where do I go from here? Back to stock bearings and seals? Does anyone have any stock uprights for sale?
I'd urge you to call Dennis and see what he says? This thing has a 'lifetime guarantee'. I think something else may be wrong with your setup.
FWIW I've had mine for 17 years, of which a substantial percentage was spent sitting, and have had no problems.
Mike
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