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Re: Pinion Angles

To: "John Beckett" <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Pinion Angles
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 17:36:53 -0700
I think your right... we just got them Parallel today... and have about 2
degrees.. the only problem I see maybe the Pinion pointing up instead of
down... but with the Latter bar rear end... it doesn't' raise much... and
even if it does it should remain Parallel....
Keith

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> From: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Pinion Angles
> Date: Monday, May 31, 1999 1:34 PM
> 
> At 12:51 PM 5/31/99 -0700, Keith Turk wrote:
> >So the normal pinion angle is compromised quite a bit... John Beckett
> >brings up a real good point of why we don't want a straight Drive
line...
> >(the needle bearings won't rotate in the U-joints) and upon close
> >inspection of the rear U-joint I can see little lines that the bearings
> >creased in the Post on the thrust side of the Joint...
> 
>       You may have answered the question why your drive shaft made an exit at
> 170 MPH. The groves on the trunion cross were due to the rollers not
> rolling. And that was due to insufficient angle. To much angle is no good
> either, no more than 4 degrees on one end and an opposite equal angle on
> the other end. Keeping the transmissions and the pinion parallel to each
> other.
> 
>       Your adjustable suspension may need some geometry checks.
> 
>       John Beckett
> 
> 
> 

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