[DeTomaso] Rear upright rebuild

[Will Kooiman]

It could have been a lot worse.

When we took my upright apart, a couple of ball bearings went "tink tink".

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From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Asa Jay Laughton
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 11:07 PM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Rear upright rebuild

I have some preliminary photos of the greasy mess found in my uprights:

http://www.teampanteraracing.com/gallery2/v/asajay/pantera/rear_uprights/

I'll start cleaning tomorrow.
Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1973 Pantera L 5533
[ASASCAT]
    
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asajay at asajay.com wrote:
> Jack,
>
> Thank you for the specs.  I'm not sure my micrometer goes to that  
> digit, but I'll find out tonight.
>
> A member of Panteras Northwest graciously loaned me a -proper-  
> spanner, which was used to remove the axle nuts, and will be used  
> again to put new ones on.  I plan on returning it to him when I am  
> finished.  I'll still need to build a counterlever though.
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Quoting JDeRyke at aol.com:
>
>   
>> In a message dated 7/25/08 9:07:22 AM, asajay at asajay.com writes:
>>
>>     
>>> What are my bearing options if I don't want to machine the upright?
>>>
>>>       
>> Bearings come in a huge variety of styles. Use ball bearings with real
seals,
>> not dust shields. Check the wear marks on your axles first though 'cause
a
>> variation of 0.001" down from the spec of 1.5748" will cause the   
>> axle to wobble
>> with brand new bearings. And that 4th decimal IS critical, taking a
>> 5-significant-number micrometer to determine.
>> Be sure to buy the axle nut spanner-socket that completely encloses the
axle
>> nut. The ones with prongs on their ends rather than in the insides, will
slip
>> at 400+ ft-lbs of torque. And a long chunk of steel with two holes
drilled in
>> one end for two wheel studs will hold the assembly (someone can simply
stand
>> on it) while you torque the nut. Good luck- J DeRyke
>>
>>
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