If this is so can you tell me those part numbers so that I can avoid
buying non-heat treated ones if/when the time comes?
Are they all 'EN17' steel like those on my mkII?
andy
>From: Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
>To: andy webster <trunkie@hotmail.com>
>CC: spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Busted axle shaft?!!
>Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 10:48:10 -0700
>
>I thought it had to do with heat treating of the later axles that
make
>them stronger. The 948 (early) axles were just cold rolled steel,
which
>is why they would break with such regularity with only 948 power.
They
>had different part numbers also. My .02 worth.
>Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
>
>andy webster wrote:
>
>> Excuse my butting in please,
>> You would kind of think that it would make sense to 'swap' sides
so
>> as to utilise the fresh, un-worn surfaces, but I suspect there is
>> some metallurgical grounds for not reversing the direction of the
>> torsion applied to the shaft, even though we do this periodically
>> when we use reverse gear.
>> andy
>>
>> >From: Lancer7676@aol.com
>> >Reply-To: Lancer7676@aol.com
>> >To: mikeg@vicnet.net.au, deadboy@hooked.net
>> >CC: spridgets@autox.team.net
>> >Subject: Re: Busted axle shaft?!!
>> >Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 06:24:12 EDT
>> >
>> >In a message dated 4/22/99 10:56:49 PM EST, mikeg@vicnet.net.au
>> writes:
>> >
>> ><< you should only use a half shaft
>> > from the same side of the car. >>
>> >
>> >Mike:
>> >
>> >Any reason for this? Are the half shafts dedicated LR or is there
>> another
>> >reason? Thanks.
>> >
>> >--David
>
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