[DeTomaso] Rear Wheel Bearing

[Chuck and Linda Huber]

Your rear brake attachment bolt retaining tabs aren't bent....

Doesn't look like the last person who worked on that rear upright has been in there for a very long time!

Chuck


-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Drew [mailto:mikeldrew at aol.com] 
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2020 6:22 PM
To: Mike Drew
Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rear Wheel Bearing

PS plan on spending about $80-120 each for quality SKF bearings, $40 for a new axle nut, and $425-450 each for quality axles if needed....

Mike

Sent from my iPad

> On Sep 25, 2020, at 18:20, Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> Dennis,
> 
> You are assuming his are good. In the short term, swapping them out is a viable plan. Long term I would probably take yours apart and fit new bearings (replacing the standard single row inner bearing with a double row bearing) and new axles if necessary, then swap them back in.
> 
> Mike
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Sep 25, 2020, at 14:17, Dennis Sanford via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>> 
>>    Any reason why I can't replace the entire assembly from an earlier year
>>  car.  Bob Levitt has extra complete assemblies for both sides from what
>>  he believes is a 73.  I have a 74 and I wasn't sure if there are any
>>  differences in the years.  It would certainly be easier to just swap
>>  out the entire assembly then trying to take it apart without the right
>>  tools.
>> 
>>  Dennis
>>    __________________________________________________________________
>> 
>>  On Friday, September 25, 2020 Corey Price <coreyjprice at gmail.com>
>>  wrote:
>> 
>>  I just went thru replacing my rear wheel bearings and axles. You should
>>  have a tin bearing protector plate thing there for type of bearings you
>>  have. In any case, I agree that it's a problem noticed before something
>>  bad could happen. An open bearing there probably won't last long!
>>  Corey
>>>> On Sep 25, 2020, at 2:22 PM, Joseph F Byrd, Jr
>>>  <[1]byrdjf at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> i>>?"... know what's going on here?"A  ----A  a serious failure was
>>  avoided!
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: DeTomaso <[2]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> On
>>  Behalf Of Dennis Sanford via DeTomaso
>>> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2020 3:48 PM
>>> To: [3]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Rear Wheel Bearing
>>> 
>>> So I was under my car today just putting air in my tires, (I have
>>  those ridiculous air valves that are on the inside), and I looked up
>>  and saw this.A  See attached.A  Anyone know what's going on here, that
>>  I can see the inside of my wheel bearing?
>>> Dennis
>>> 
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