- 1. Too fast, too soon (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 12:24:44 -0700 (PDT)
- I've been rebuilding a parts car midget with a 1275 engine. I've been driving it around cautiously so far but it sounded so good yesterday that I decided to try a speed run. Popped the clutch and not
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- 2. Re: Too fast, too soon (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 13:22:35 -0400
- My best guess would be that you snapped the half shaft. It is quite common in these cars. You can usually change it with the rear end in place. Kate /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordo
- /html/spridgets/2002-10/msg00314.html (7,351 bytes)
- 3. Re: Too fast, too soon (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 18:20:16 -0400
- Jack You snapped an axle. If you get lucky and the axle snapped clean, you can pull it right out from the hub. there will be the "other end" somewhere, I usually snap them inside the diff. If you are
- /html/spridgets/2002-10/msg00316.html (8,134 bytes)
- 4. Re: Too fast, too soon (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 21:53:38 EDT
- Hi jack. When I drove to Texas from long island in July for the NAMGB Registers main event I packed a half shaft in the boot. Since I've heard that they can snap. I made the 4,000 mile round trip wit
- /html/spridgets/2002-10/msg00319.html (7,523 bytes)
- 5. Re: Too fast, too soon (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 00:10:52 -0700
- No, on the MGB, and you probably spun an half shaft which may have already been weak. It is simple to replace, and they are inexpensive to buy, used, as in ebay. Go for the later half shafts which ha
- /html/spridgets/2002-10/msg00327.html (8,582 bytes)
- 6. RE: Too fast, too soon (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 08:02:00 -0400
- There are actually 2 obvious options of the problem. Yes the one is the broken axle. the second is a tooth-sheared pinion. either way the work can be done with the axle/rear end housing in place. but
- /html/spridgets/2002-10/msg00330.html (7,634 bytes)
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