"...cold welding together (with enough pressure, the metal will bond to
itself as if it had been welded..."
Hmmmm......
There is such a thing as a "locking taper". Any taper with a 7 degree or
less angle is termed as a "locking taper". My cousin owns a machine shop
and he has explained this to me. This is the case with the hubs on TR6's
and Spitfires. That is part of the reason they are so hard to take apart...
Regards,
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Navarrette, Vance
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 10:52
To: Robert M. Lang
Cc: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Inner axle shafts
Cary:
Adding to what others have said - I reassembled mine using
anti-seize. The next time they should come apart easily.
I think the parts are cold welding together (with enough
pressure, the metal will bond to itself as if it had been welded.
Stainless steel is notorious for this.)
A little anti-seize should keep it from happening again.
Vance
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