Dang - I'm doing 0 MPH here. (engine is on stand) But I'm following this
thread with interest. I have alot of access to Ford 8 in rears, I usually
sell them to a Hot-Rod buddy at Carlisle when I get 3 or 4 of them piled up.
Perhaps I should save one for my own consumption.
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: "." <gln@worldpath.net>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: Old wives tale?
> Ok guys, you've got me a bit freaked out!! So your telling me that at
> anytime , let's say when I'm blasting down the highway at 90 mph , one of
my
> rear wheels might decide to take a walk... I had my rear hubs rebuilt last
> year by a local British shop that's been around for years, is there some
> kind of annual inspection I could do to keep this from happening. What
> should I look for, cracks are a bit hard to see ! It seems like I heard
of
> this happening to a couple of guys on the list . Please advise!!!
>
> Doing 35 mph in New Hampshire
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Munson <fasttrs@mindspring.com>
> To: 'Robert M. Lang' <lang@isis.mit.edu>; 6pack list
<6pack@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 11:37 AM
> Subject: RE: Old wives tale?
>
>
> > Legend has it that all the axles are broken at the factory when the
> > keyways are pressed in. It is just a matter of time before they finish
> > breaking!! Lowered cars that do not have the bump stops removed from the
> > trailing arms are candidates for earlier failure. When the bump stop
> > bottoms out the spring is no longer the suspension spring; The AXLE is!
> > Get the picture?
> >
> > That is why racers spend the big bucks on the Corvair axle upgrade. It
> > is a lot cheaper than body repair and Dr. bills! (Or funeral costs.)
> >
> > Mike Munson
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
> > Behalf Of Robert M. Lang
> > Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 11:19 AM
> > To: Sally or Dick Taylor
> > Cc: 6pack@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Old wives tale?
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've seen two actual cases of TR6 hubs coming off.
> >
> > The first one (VTR '97) was due to the studs holding the hub carrier to
> > the trailing arm pulling out of the trailing arm. The entire wheel,
> > hub/outer axle went bounding into an adjacent parking lot with resulting
> > minor physical damage to a car and (thankfully) no bodily injury...
> > although that was purely luck.
> >
> > The other I saw after the fact. The axle stub cracked off at the point
> > where the key is "staked" to the axle. The entire outer hub parted
> > company
> > (along with the wheel attached) from the car.
> >
> > Once the axle's integrity is compromised, it is entirely possible for
> > the
> > wheel to depart the car.
> >
> > Note - the outer axle design for the TR6 rear hub is exactly the same as
> > the TR3/TR4 solid axle setup. It's a taper joint with key. If the outer
> > axle fails, there's nothing holding it on the car...
> >
> > The fix for TR6 is to upgrade to something a bit more substantial. I use
> > Corviar axles, others use all sorts of "solutions" (including 240Z axles
> > and others). The TR3/4 "solution is to convert to a "semi-floating axle"
> > or to replace the entire rear axle assembly with a narrowed Ford 8"
> > setup.
> > The Ford is a full-floating axle, the wheel won't depart from the car
> > unless the lugs shear off (or you forgot to tighten them!) or you have
> > other damage that far exceeds the seriouness of the departing wheel.
> >
> > regards,
> > rml
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