[DeTomaso] upright bearing spacer length ?

[mikeldrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/14/10 14 26 23, b.hower3400 at yahoo.com writes:


> Reference your article in PCNC News Volume 36 Issue, 7 July 2009 -- Grin 
> and Bearing it. You state that to install the double row bearing you can 
> remove .480" from the spacer length. But you also state that the spacer gets 
> worn in the bad axle process. My question is how long is a standard spacer?
> 

I don't have a stock spacer with me at the moment, but there's one floating 
around in the De Tomaso tool kit that I borrowed from Chuck Melton.   
Chuck--how about you get your dial calipers out?

The good news is that the actual length of the spacer is very non-critical. 
  It can probably vary by 1/8 or even 1/4 inch in length and still be 
perfectly fine.   Much more important is that the face on either end is perfectly 
flat.

Mike