[DeTomaso] stock half shafts and u-joints

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

Rob,

Do yours have zerks for lubrication?

Aside from cracks in the cast housing and a hard to define gritty feeling
when you spin the cap (from the bearings inside) , which means having it
out of the car,
the usual manner of finding a bad one is failure.  If you do lube it,
examine the excess lube that is forced out and see if it smells burned or
has any metal fragments in it.

They are cheap enough to warrant replacement anytime the ZF has to be
pulled ( although certainly not necessary ).

I used to replace them on my race cars each new season, just to be safe,
they were the cheapest part of the driveline.

You can elevate the car, out of gear and have spin the wheels and listen
carefully for gritty sounds, it could work, but not 100%

I have seen the big rubber donuts, don't know much about them, anybody use
them?



Michael Shortt




On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net> wrote:

> What can be checked while on the car to indicate imminent failure? I have
> no idea if/when mine were ever replace from stock on my '71. The are a
> gold-ish paint and do show age.
>
> Rob
>
> On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 5:53 PM, <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Some OEM replacements work OK while the latest failure of oem u-joints
> was
> > Chris Darling in CA 6 weeks ago. Larry Stock has found a number of OEM
> > halfshaft u-joint holders worn beyond use, which will obviously affect
> the
> > life
> > of even the best u-joints. On the other hand, Spicer halfshafts are out
> of
> > production and good used Spicers are quite pricy- about the same as CV
> > joint
> > axles, so there may be no choice for many. Closely inspect yourv stock
> > halfshafts before spending money on tem. Good luck- J Deryke
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