[DeTomaso] Steering rack follies (and a warning...)

[marshall smith]

So very well said by you Mr. Casey.

Mike has always been there for ANY of us that have asked or needed his help and information. He has helped me an endless number of times with my questions. Mike has done more for us as club members and car owners than anyone else with exception of Jack DeRyke who runs a very close second furnishing the advice that makes our cars better and keeps them on the road. 

Hard to believe Mike could get any better but then Lori comes along!! A generous giving couple that puts the car and members ahead of everything else. They are the largest asset this club possesses! We are lucky to have them and call them friends.

Marshall

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On Wed, 5/13/15, Boyd Casey <boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Steering rack follies (and a warning...)
 To: "576103" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
 Cc: "detomaso at poca.com" <detomaso at poca.com>
 Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 4:39 PM
 
    Mike,
    When I first met Chris Difani he told me
 about this POCA member named
    Mike Drew who rebuilt steering racks for
 people as a hobby and just
    because he was a nice guy. I was more then
 a little skeptical (being
    from NYC,) where people generally don't do
 things for other people (
    especially when the thing they are doing
 is an expensive job.) But Low
    and behold over the years the stories of
 Mike drew rebuilding Racks for
    Pantera owners proved to be 100% accurate
 and that was only a small
    part of the story. This mystery man also
 transported parts all over the
    globe, when there was a part that you just
 couldn't find chances are
    Mike drew had it and he would sell it to
 you without gaffing you and on
    top of all of this he also wrote A
 articles for the Poca newsletter and
    could answer just about any question
 concerning DeTomaso history. And
    now you have become a television
 personality putting to rest the
    negative reputation that has haunted
 Panteras since 1971. I would like
    to take this opportunity to thank you for
 doing so much for so many so
    unselfishly. And now your lovely bride
 Lori has been enlisted to join
    you in your "good works" . POCA should
 take some of the reported
    $125,000 in the kitty to erect a monument
 to the Drew's for all they
    have done to promote our favorite Marque!
 Thank you Mike and Lori you
    two are the best and represent the epitome
 of what makes Pantera owners
    so special.
    Sincerely,
    Hugh Boyd Casey
 
    On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 1:09 PM, Mike Drew
 via DeTomaso
    <[1]detomaso at poca.com>
 wrote:
 
      A  A In a message dated
 5/12/15 22 33 50, [2]sjcarguy60 at yahoo.com
      writes:
      A  A  A Thanks for
 sharing this information.A  The '74 I just bought
      came
      A  A  A with a stack of
 receipts from "Panteras by Wilkinson" in
      Southern
      A  A  A California. One
 of the receipts from 2005 lists a rebuilt
      steering
      A  A  A rack.A  The
 receipt does not show the mileage but based on
      other
      A  A  A receipts around
 the same time I estimate the mileage at
      about 15,000
      A  A  A at the time.
      A  A >>>That seems
 absurdly low to rebuild the steering rack?A  They
      don't
      A  A normally start showing
 wear until 30K or more.A  I suppose
      there is no
      A  A harm in performing a
 lifetime fix before it *needs* to be fixed
      though.
      A  A  A > The car now
 has about 24,000 miles.A  When I was under the
      car I
      A  A  A did notice the
 boots still look clean and new with no sign
      of
      A  A  A leaking.
      A  A >>>Which either
 means they are working as designed (they often
      do), or
      A  A all the oil has leaked
 out already, or the rack has been
      rebuilt using
      A  A grease instead of oil.
      A  A  A >The car
 tracks straight without any wondering and I haven't
      noticed
      A  A  A any noise. Is
 there any way to tell if it was properly done
      aside
      A  A  A from waiting to
 see if it fails?
      A  A >>>Short of
 taking it apart, no, not really?A  I've never heard
      of a
      A  A rack failure from
 Wilkinson so I would sleep pretty soundly if
      I were
      A  A you.
      A  A  A > I take it
 that the boots should be packed with grease
      rather than
      A  A  A oil?
      A  A >>>It's not the
 boots, but rather the inner workings of the
      rack itself
      A  A that need to be
 lubricated.A  Whether one uses oil or
      lightweight moly
      A  A grease is a matter for
 debate; what's positive is that if oil
      is used
      A  A and the oil has leaked
 out, that's a bad thing. :<(
      A  A  A >I'm sorry to
 miss out on the Fun Rally this year. I'll try
      to plan
      A  A  A for next year!
      A  A >>>You'll love
 it!
      A  A Mike
  
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