[DeTomaso] Inner Front Wheel Bearing Shield- Needed or Not?

[Mike Drew]

Steve,

Look at the Pantera gear head database for the part number for the inner seal. It's a common part (not Mustang however) and readily available cheaply at any auto parts store. 

Mike

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> On Aug 15, 2017, at 19:09, Steve Liebenow <steven.liebenow at att.net> wrote:
> 
>   Popped my LF rotor apart to put in some grease that may have been
>   manufactured in this millennia....and found a very messed up Inner
>   Front Wheel Bearing Shield.   It's inner diameter was larger than the
>   spindle by a long shot.....but slight smaller than the OD of the inner
>   wheel bearing race. If I were to mount it...it would be difficult to
>   center it!  Not sure how it was mounted in the first place.
>   It would appear that prior life led to a situation where the torqued
>   hub assy actually spun a bit, and sort of machined a larger hole in the
>   shield......now making it difficult to center AND possibly allowing the
>   inner race to be supported off center (if this piece were to
>   shift.)     Like I said, the ID is such that it is just smaller than
>   the OD of the inner race allowing for perhaps a .045" or so "grab" if
>   you were to get very very lucky!
>   Car is remote, so will be inspecting to see if rest of the shield is
>   still on the spindle!    Also will be interesting to see if there is
>   still one on the RH side!!!
>   No American car I have ever worked on ever required this shield......so
>   is this a DeTomaso-ism that these are required to keep from pumping
>   grease all over the inside of the rotor?????
>   Book also lists an "outer" bearing shield (base part number 1190)
>   unless that is the special washer next to the nut!
>   Experience with these one way or the other??
>   Thanks!
>   Steve
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