[DeTomaso] Looking for parts

[asajay at asajay.com]

Well that would be the difference then.... my halfshafts are not  
currently installed.

:)

Asa Jay

Quoting Will Kooiman <wkooiman at earthlink.net>:

> The half shafts rub with the wheels dangling.  Raise the a-arm, and you also
> raise the half shafts.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of Asa Jay Laughton
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> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Looking for parts
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> I may be all wet here, but..... there is absolutely no attachment point
> from the a-arms to the exhaust.  The only thing raising the a-arm would
> do, is put it into contact with the pipes if the pipes were too low, in
> which case they should be raised until they don't contact the a-arm
> anymore.  So raising the a-arms should be a "don't care" kind of thing.
>
> In fact, when I was jacking the ZF up to get the pan off, the exhaust
> raised on it's own, -without- raising the a-arms.
>
> Or am I missing something here?
>
> Asa Jay
>
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> Dave McManus wrote:
>> Sorry I should have added this-
>> Tightening the three bolts & keeping the tail pipes aligned with the body
>> opening was a nightmare until William Suarez figured out the problem
> (credit
>> where credit is due):
>>
>> If the A arms are hanging (car on jack stands etc,) you need to raise
> them.
>> I raised the rotor or base of the a arm with a floor jack.
>>
>> IndyDave
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mikeldrew at aol.com [mailto:mikeldrew at aol.com]
>> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 2:43 PM
>> To: guson at home.se; detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Looking for parts
>>
>> Tomas wrote:
>>
>> I have a feeling that most rubber mounts break prematurely because the
>> associated hardware is not fitted or correctly installed. The muffler
>> mustn't
>> hang from the bolt going through the rubber mount. The support must
>> come from
>> the cupped washers that wrap around the edges at each end of the rubber
>> part.
>>
>>
>>>>> Actually, the location of the muffler must be controlled 100% by the
>>>>>
>> header/tailpipe junction.  If, when you tighten the three bolts, your
>> muffler isn't in the right place, bending it into position and securing
>> it with the rubber hanger will NOT work.  That's how rubber hangars
>> fail.
>>
>> Adjusting the mufflers is a black art, as tightening a given bolt will
>> move the muffler in two directions (i.e. up and inward).  So not only
>> must the junction be tight, but it must be the 'right' tight.  Much
>> easier to achieve with a donut gasket setup.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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