[DeTomaso] Rear upright removal, photo gallery

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/29/08 9 30 33, mbefthomas at comcast.net writes:


> On the dragging sound, it's possible that when you swung the upright down
> and rested it on it's nose that one or more of the wheel studs where pushed
> in slightly, and the head of the stud is simply contacting the upright as it
> turns.
> 
>>>Quite possible.   Alternately, the stock bearings had a metal water 
shield, and that could be a source of the grinding sound.
> 
> I got my rebuilds back from Larry Stock and they both sounded as you
> described, scared the crap out of me after all the $$ I had spent.  I simply
> laid the upright on it's back on the garage floor, put the wheel on and
> snugged down the lug nuts.  When I took the wheel back off, everything was
> smooth and quiet.
> 
>>>Yes, he probably just didn't seat the studs far enough (or, you accidently 
tapped them back in slightly at some point).   Torquing the lugnuts pulls 
them out and seats them--but it's important to step up to the final torque spec 
slowly, and check them after a few miles.

Mike



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