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From: John Lehman <JELehman@ix.netcom.com>
> All this talk about breaking axles has me wondering what I should be
> checking on the independent rear suspension of the GT6. What caused Jeff
> Mennen's rollover? What's the weak link here, Jack?
>
> I know that with irs the axle is actually...what?...a spindle? The half
> shafts drive the wheels but the a-arms(?) carry the load?
John,
I don't much about the GT6 rear suspension, but I can tell you that while
working corners at Road America a few years ago, I had a GT6 come in to my
corner with a vibration. While I was pushing the car behind the guard rail,
I noticed a wobble in the right rear wheel, so I called for a wrecker
instead of a flat tow. When the wrecker lifted the car, the right rear
wheel, hub, etc fell off. The spindle had failed just inside of the the
point where it entered the hub. So in that way, it appears that the GT6
shares this fault with its TR brethren.
Irv
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