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Re: Triumphs and roll overs

To: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Subject: Re: Triumphs and roll overs
From: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@huntnet.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 20:54:42 -0500
Bob, a full floater uses a hub that runs on bearings that are located on the
housing and is retained on the housing by means other than the axle shaft and is
not a part of the shaft.  What this means is that a broken axle shaft results in
loss of drive to that wheel but not loss of the wheel.  John

Jack W. Drews wrote:

> Bob Magnotti wrote:
>
> > Please help me understand what a floater is.  My visual image is not related
> > to auto rear ends?
> >
> >


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