Richard, the way we are planning it, it would be a 1 piece flanged
axle with the bearing and bearing retainer already pressed on. This
is still in the design stages, but the plan would be for it to bolt
right on. Nothing would have to be sent in for any modifications.
Joe(B)
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Taylor <n196x@mindspring.com>
To: jaboruch <jaboruch@netzero.net>; Friends of Triumph
<FOT@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 6:21 AM
Subject: Re: TR Axle breakage
>
> Joe,
> I'm a little unclear on what the $800 would buy. If I sent in a
check and
> two weeks later received a box with an axle/flange/bearing kit that
simply
> bolts into my car that would be great. If, however, I have to jack
up my
> car, disassemble the axle assembly and package up some or all of the
parts,
> it's another issue. Obviously I would have to remember for a two
week
> period how I to put it all back together. Given my ever-improving
> forgetery, this becomes an iffy situation. Besides, even with the
advantage
> of my advanced years, the need for immediate gratification (with
respect to
> race cars [mostly]) is still one of my secret pleasures.
> Thanks for your help in this matter.
> Richard Taylor
> TR-4
> Atlanta
>
> At 12:08 AM 10/8/00 -0700, jaboruch wrote:
> >I have been discussing another TR axle option with Mark Williams
> >Enterprises. Mark Williams is a fabricator of custom axle shafts
and
> >housings doing much work for the roundy-round and drag race crowds.
I
> >had sent them a TR4 axle assembly and they say that they can make a
> >flanged axle as a replacement to eliminate the key/taper and
separate
> >hub. The difficult part will be to fit the right bearing to it and
> >have a bearing retainer machined to fit. They are estimating that
the
> >first set would be about $950 and subsequent ones about $800
depending
> >on the bearing retainer fabrication. While this would be more
> >expensive than the Southwick option there are a couple of
advantages.
> >For those of us not near Chicago, the price would be about the same
> >when taking into account shipping costs for an axle. The other
> >advantage is that this would be a direct bolt on. It could be used
in
> >our race cars as well as street cars, and they could be swapped
from
> >one axle assembly to another. I have a couple axles set up with my
> >4-link brackets (and soon to be coil-over brackets) and different
gear
> >ratios to make axle gear ratio changes easier. The Southwick
option
> >would require me to modify more than one housing to retain this
> >advantage.
> >
> >Is there any interest amongst the listers in this option? As with
any
> >machine shop work the more the merrier to keep the costs down.
Please
> >let me know what you think. I am not trying to compete with the
> >Southwick option but rather am trying to find something that would
> >make the swap easier. I have no financial interest in Mark
Williams
> >Enterprises. Joe (B)
> >
> >
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