[Fot] Hot diffs

[Bill Babcock]

IT broke in the tapered section just before it enters the diff. No, it’s a southwick, the wheel stayed in place and I could drive the car, it just wouldn’t take full throttle. I imagine my Tran-x clutches might need some TLC. 

> On Jul 13, 2015, at 1:04 PM, davehogye <dlhogye at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Bill,
> Good to have you back on, but sorry to hear of the axle failure.
> Where did it break?  Did you lose a wheel?
> 
> Dave H.
> 
> From: "Bill Babcock" <Bill at ponostyle.com>
> To: "Kas Kastner" <kaskastner at gmail.com>
> Cc: "FOT" <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 9:44:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Hot diffs
> 
> My big monster diff cover certainly proves that to be true. Probably wouldn’t be easy to accommodate on any car that needs a panhard bar, but my temp paint never shows above 170F. Didn’t keep my axle from breaking, but that’s a different animal. 
> 
> On Jul 13, 2015, at 9:21 AM, Kas Kastner <kaskastner at gmail.com <mailto:kaskastner at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
> Just a reminder, adding volume to the diff oil makes a big difference if you
> cannot find a way to hook up a cooler.
> Never be beaten by equipment.
> 
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