My local machine shop here in the UK does have the broaches for the Spridget
steering wheel splines. These are the full length 2 yards or whatever
broaches not the little 4 inch ones you can use in a pillar drill. I have a
small
boss mota lita wheel on my sprite and had to use the triumph boss to fit it,
being the only small boss available. But, because my 69 had the later larger
splines it had to be drilled and broached.
Regards
Daniel
In a message dated 03/02/07 02:18:22 GMT Standard Time,
mlempert@bellsouth.net writes:
> Some of the Triumphs do use the same 36 spline configuration as the MKI and
>
> MKII Sprites and MKI Midgets, however, there are differences that need to be
>
> dealt with when attempting to interchange hubs. The back of the hub where
> the hole leads to the splines is tapered. This taper meets another on the
> steering shaft to determine how far on it goes. I've tried a Triumph hub
> and it slides down farther due to a different taper. It then rubs the shaft
> cover and can make it difficult to turn.
>
> Broaching (the tooling process that creates the splines) is always a problem
>
> as our broaching houses here in the states don't have the fine British
> spline broaches. I have made my hubs using inserts which I had made in
> England. I have some inserts still available if anyone is interested. You
> still need a hub though.
>
> Regards,
> Mike Lempert
> http://www.lempertwheels.com
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