[DeTomaso] stock half shafts and u-joints

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I think most of the dealers carry them. 

Steve 

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From: "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com> 
To: "Rob Dumoulin" <rob at dumoulins.net> 
Cc: "DeTomaso Mail List" <detomaso at poca.com>, "Jack Deryke" <JDeRyke at aol.com> 
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 12:37:02 PM 
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] stock half shafts and u-joints 

I would like a pair of those too if you find a sub $200.00 source. 

Michael 




On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 1:33 PM, Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net> wrote: 

> Yes, and I keep them greased up probably too much as I keep getting grease 
> flung around my engine bay. 
> 
> I need those nice stainless guards around them. Anybody recommend where to 
> get them rather than fabricate new ones? Can you still get to the zerks 
> with it on? 
> 
> Rob 
> 
> On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 1:14 PM, michael at michaelshortt.com < 
> michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> > 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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