DeTomaso Mailing List: May 2001, Message #14

In a message dated 5/1/01 6:53:00, kdb@espotmarket.com writes:

<< The problem was the wheel bearings where loose?  The reason
I was only getting north/south (6-12 o'clock) movement because
the caliper was holding things tight side to side.  I snugged the
nut up GENTLY with a wrench, loosened it, and finger tightened.

>>>Congrats!

>Should I replace them?  

>>>If you feel like it--they're cheap, since they are standard Ford Mustang 
bearings.  But if they're okay, then they're okay!

>Also, all the bushings are looking
old and crumbly.  I would like to put in either polys or
delrins, any opinions on whats better?  I has delrins in an
BMW M3 and they where pretty harsh.  Who to get them from? >>

>>>Apparently the bushings from Pantera Performance Center are the best on 
the market--this from one of their competitors, with whom I had an extensive 
discussion on this topic while in Las Vegas.

Personally, I prefer factory bushings for a number of different reasons, but 
it's hard to argue with the price difference--factory bushings are on the 
order of $30 each or more, while the poly units are half that, maybe even 
less.

Still, on MY car I opted to go with the factory units, and couldn't be 
happier.

Mike