[Fot] Hot diffs

[Dave]

My first thought was that it broke near the splines.  Greg Solow gained some knowledge of the Southwick conversion after seeing mine and one of his first comments was that there was no evidence of heat treating to the splines unlike the Triumph axle splines.  
Perhaps Moser didn't think there was a need for heat treating for our comparatively low horsepower and torque Triumph engines.  

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> On Jul 13, 2015, at 1:44 PM, Bill Babcock <Bill at ponostyle.com> wrote:
> 
> 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> 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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