Fitz,
Let's not celebrate prematurely on this one. As usual, I'm resurrecting old
junk (read: free).
Gary AKA "Black Bart" Speckman had a set of the earliest style of the super
duty axles... the ones where the end caps were pinned to the axles, and they
leak right out the cap through the splines. My choices seem to be to
fabricate a small end cap that would attach by a center screw in to the axle
with an o ring around the perimeter and the screw to keep things oil free.
Another choice (please tell me why I shouldn't do this???) is to have the
end cap solid welded to the axles.
WST
Flounder
Team Thicko
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Fitzsimmons [mailto:fitzsmns@mwci.net]
Sent: Friday, March 05, 1999 10:37 PM
To: Wm. Severin Thompson
Cc: ric_bergstrom@juno.com; JWoesvra@aol.com; vintage-race@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Diff Differences...
Guess we'll have to find some new entertainment on race weekends if we can't
watch the Flounder changing axles.
Fitz
"Wm. Severin Thompson" wrote:
> Ric,
>
> I manage to break 'em all... even the BMC factory comp axles. Some
weekends
> I've gone through 5 or 6. Really.
>
> This year I'll be using the comp axles offered by Mini Mania, Winner's
> Circle, etc.
>
> WST
> Team Thicko
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-vintage-race@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-vintage-race@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> ric_bergstrom@juno.com
> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 1999 6:39 PM
> To: JWoesvra@aol.com; vintage-race@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Diff Differences...
>
> Are the BTA original BMC axles good enough or should I not bother buying
> a set of used ones tomorrow??? Anything I should inspect that I don't
> need a crack testing set up for?
>
> What is a used set of axles worth??
>
> Ric
>
> On Thu, 4 Mar 1999 18:05:32 EST JWoesvra@aol.com writes:
> >In a message dated 3/4/99 6:02:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> >ric_bergstrom@juno.com writes:
> >
> ><< What is the opinion of welded diffs on a Spridget?
> > >>
> >
> >That works fine too, but is probably the hardest on axles which are
> >weak on
> >these cars. Billet axles should hold up ok.
> >
> >Jack Woehrle
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