lightspear27
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| posted on 25/4/06 at 07:43 AM |
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ENGLISH AXLE
Hi all,
I'm back from my first trackday with the Ginetta ... lots of fun ... and lots of wheelspin (perhaps too much!)
I am now sure I killed my axle.
Do you know where I can find parts to rebuild it? And what to do to upgrade it? LSD?
Or if someone here has parts for sale?
Thanks, Stefano
PS : I still ahve to check the axle ratio.
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02GF74
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| posted on 25/4/06 at 08:12 AM |
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also known as timken. Burton power sell the internalts, LSD, allow carriers and other goodies.
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lightspear27
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| posted on 25/4/06 at 08:49 AM |
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Thanks for the info
My car is +/-700 Kg heavy and the engine has +/-165 bhp ...
is the LSD a must have 1)for road 2)for track days 3)for both
My axle was fine before the track day. I killed it in just one day (of hard use). Would a LSD be better for that use?
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garyo
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| posted on 25/4/06 at 01:08 PM |
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The standard axle should be fine for that setup. Did it have oil in it? Was it old or on the way out to start with?
What are the symptoms of it being 'killed'
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procomp
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| posted on 25/4/06 at 01:12 PM |
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Hi does the diff flange now have movment other than rotating of course.
cheers matt
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lightspear27
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| posted on 25/4/06 at 01:27 PM |
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Hi,
Diff locked 2 times on the track when braking/slowing down (both wheels locked for a few meters even when not braking)
checked the brakes (drumsą) ... they are like new
there was a little bit of play in the axle/shafts/diff when making one wheel turn (car jacked)
now the axle is very noisy and leaking ... I think it has lost all its oil coming back home ... I even had to stop to let the diff cool down a little
bit
The oil level was checked before the track day and it was not leaking.
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lightspear27
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| posted on 25/4/06 at 01:29 PM |
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Do not really know if the axle was old or not ... it was already on the car when bought (but all the other parts were new or reconditionned)
I haven't checked the diff flange yet for strange movement
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ludsonline
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| posted on 26/4/06 at 05:45 PM |
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Axle
Probably better off upgrading to the more stronger Atlas Axle m8
You will spend a fortune making a English axle as strong as a Atlas
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britishtrident
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| posted on 26/4/06 at 07:00 PM |
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Fairly normal for rear wheels to break "traction" on a light car under heavy engine braking in the low gears. If the axle had locked you
would have been in the boonies.
[Edited on 26/4/06 by britishtrident]
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procomp
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| posted on 27/4/06 at 07:06 AM |
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Hi english axle is good for 220 bhp before having to go to the expence of quaif parts. It just needs building with a few mods on the diff . The weight
of a english is bad enough and needs to have careful damper ratio selected to keep it under controll on circuit a baby atlas is just a no no in a car
of this weight being used on circuit. Better of in the back of a mk2 rally car where it will be right at home.
cheers matt
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locost_bryan
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| posted on 28/4/06 at 04:16 AM |
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where is it leaking from?
do you have the standard 4-link/panhard setup? could it be twisting the axle under load or binding?
Bryan Miller
Auckland NZ
Bruce McLaren - "Where's my F1 car?"
John Cooper - "In that rack of tubes, son"
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