[DeTomaso] Parts for Rear Uprights

[Julian Kift]

I had read similar positive spin on installing the zerks in the upright and I must admit it made more sense. In the rifled versions (which I have too) there's and awful lot of dead space to fill before the grease gets anywhere near where its required.
 
Julian
 


From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:37:00 -0400
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Parts for Rear Uprights
To: julian_kift at hotmail.com; mark.pinson at verizon.net; detomaso at realbig.com


In a message dated 3/23/11 7 49 8, julian_kift at hotmail.com writes:




Mike Mayberry had some lower shafts for sale on PI and they have been on and off Ebay. But IMO if you need shafts you likely need the bushings etc. that goes with them and all the vendors sell the kit complete.


They're all slightly different, some are substantially more expensive than others, and those typically have more desireable features.

I think Wilkinson's complete kit is the least expensive; it's basically just the stock parts, but new.  The brass bearings that sit in the bottom of the hub carrier are teflon-coated steel instead.

Last weekend, we installed Dennis Quella's setup on Lori's Pantera.  It has noteworthy improvements, including provisions for a pair of grease fittings in the bottom of the uprights, and various grooves/slots machined into the components to allow a path for the grease to travel where it needs to go.  It cost noticeably more, I think, but it was far from excessive.

The shaft kits don't include the cups, seals, washers etc.  We got those from Dennis also, and I think they were the same (essentially) as the ones Wilkinson sells, and I think Wilkinson's prices were much lower for those.

Dennis used to sell rifle-drilled shafts with a grease fitting on the end (that's what I have) but he says he no longer favors that design.

Mike