DeTomaso Mailing List: February 2001, Message #110

In a message dated 2/3/01 7:47:24 PM, buzzsaww@wcox.com writes:
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>but i can't figure out how to get the (rear) rotor off. from what i have 
read on the list the sloppyness means dead wheel bearing. Does a mustang 
wheel bearing fit the back too?...>

The rotor is held onto the stub axle by the 5 wheel studs; it probably means 
a worn axle or a bad bearing or both. It takes a special spanner-socket to 
crack loose the 300+ ft-lbs of torque on the axle nut, then a press to drive 
out the axle. After this, if the axle is wasted, it must be welded & reground 
to size or replaced, and both non-Mustang bearings replaced. The bearings 
really aren't that expensive, but the axle rework/replace and the rest CAN be 
if you have no Pantera-friends close by.  Lots of us have done this fix-up; 
its a popular "Tech session" topic in most Chapters of POCA. Where do you 
live? Maybe you'll get lucky... Cheers- J deRyke