[DeTomaso] Discolored front spindle

[Mike Thomas]

Thanks.  There was plenty of grease, and was labeled as for disk brakes.
Can you or someone suggest a preferred grease to use in the front wheel
bearings.
Also, what would you suggest to buff the surface?  I have some fine steel
wool.
 
Mike

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From: zumzum at cox.net [mailto:zumzum at cox.net] 
Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 2:44 PM
To: Mike & Elizabeth; detomaso at realbig.com
Cc: doug351c at gmail.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Discolored front spindle



Mike, shaft and inner race damage was caused by not enough or incorrect
grease that allowed wear that then caused static electricity to etch the
mating surfaces. Did check for bearing free play before you removed the
wheel? Your inner race may have spun slightly on shaft. Buff down the shaft
and use new bearings and check the other side for same. Do check for bearing
slop before you pull wheel so you have a reference point. 

Jeff Cobb, Mangusta 1196 

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---- Mike & Elizabeth <mbefthomas at comcast.net> wrote:
> I was checking the front wheel bearings on 6328 this morning, and found
> something interesting on the driver's side spindle and inner race of the
> inner bearing. As you can see in the pics at the following link . . .
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> http://poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=18408
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> Both the spindle and inner race of the bearing are discolored. What is
> interesting is that the discoloration starts at a specific spot on the
> spindle (right photo) and the bearing (though not as obvious), then trails
> off about 1/3 of the way around. I'm not sure it this is heat damage, or
if
> I got some water in there, and this was the beginning of some corrosion.
>
> What I need to know is if this looks like something I'm going to need to
> replace the spindle for, or just buff it and put in fresh bearings.
>
> As always, thanks for the help!
>
> Mike Thomas
> Yellow 74 L #6328
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