DeTomaso Mailing List: March 99, Message #840

Yes, they should be loose when right but not have any end to end play.
There are little shims at the end to take up the play.

Dave "no rust for me" D

At 11:25 PM 3/24/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello All, My question is a simple one.  Are there supposed to be splash
>shields for the rear rotors as there are for the front? Im reassembling my
>suspension after doing the bushing and bearing mods and thought that
>maybe a previous owner had tossed them.  Also, How tight is the lower pivot
>point on the rear uprights supposed to be? Should it just flop down 
>to the ground once the ball joint is disconnected? I hope this is the case,
>because when i took them apart they were very difficult to move if not 
>impossible.  Amazing what rust does to a 25 year old car! Thanks in
advance.  
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>Ernie Schuster  72 Pre L  #03039
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