I did the week before the Mitty. I called Mark Weathers up on Monday and had
a new axle and thicker D washer by Thursday. The thicker D washers that were
supplied with the later kits are the remedy.
Mike Munson
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of BOB KRAMER
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 7:41 PM
To: Mark York; 'Charly Mitchel'; 'Bill Babcock'; GRMTim@aol.com;
fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Aluminum front hubs
Has anyone else had trouble with the upgrade kit D washers spinning during
tightening and marring the threads on the axle?
Bob Kramer
rkramer3@austin.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark York" <m-syork@comcast.net>
To: "'Charly Mitchel'" <charly@mitchelplumbing.com>; "'Bill Babcock'"
<BillB@bnj.com>; <GRMTim@aol.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 12:53 PM
Subject: RE: Aluminum front hubs
> Charly
> BFE offers two axle strengthening kits; one works with stock hubs and the
> other with the alloy (Southwick) version
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
> Of Charly Mitchel
> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 10:34 AM
> To: Mark York; 'Bill Babcock'; GRMTim@aol.com; fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Aluminum front hubs
>
> Yes, but are they all compatible or interchangeable? I was told they
> weren't or did I misunderstand/ Charly
> TR6 #44
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark York" <m-syork@comcast.net>
> To: "'Bill Babcock'" <BillB@bnj.com>; <GRMTim@aol.com>;
> <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 9:01 AM
> Subject: RE: Aluminum front hubs
>
>
>> Amen
>> The first time it happened my suit was nearly soiled. After a while I got
>> used to stabbing the brakes with my left foot while my right foot was
> buried
>> on the go pedal down the straight. At the end of the straight the pads
> were
>> back in their normal position and I had brakes when I needed them. I got
>> a
>> lot of dirty looks from overtaking cars.
>> I'm on the BFE list for the strengthening kit and the Southwick list for
>> alloy hubs.
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Bill Babcock
>> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 8:24 AM
>> To: 'GRMTim@aol.com'; fot@autox.team.net
>> Subject: RE: Aluminum front hubs
>>
>> I like them a lot--they don't break. Also love the uprated axles--the
> pucks
>> don't get pushed back in your brakes. Having that much flex in a front
> stub
>> is nervewracking to begin with.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On
>> Behalf
>> Of GRMTim@aol.com
>> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 4:48 AM
>> To: fot@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: Aluminum front hubs
>>
>> JK Jackson got me some of these, or something similar and we didn't use
>> them, becuase JK didn't like them. Anybody else had problems, or are we
>> missing something?
>>
>> Tim Suddard
>>
>> In a message dated 10/13/05 8:26:05 PM, vinttr4@geneseo.net writes:
>>
>>
>> > I'm going to try to persuade Bob Southwick to make another run of
>> > aluminum front hubs. To make my pitch more effective, if you are
>> > contemplating trying to get a set of these, please email me back so I
>> > can give him a good quantity.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > uncle jack
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