[Fot] Early Spitfire Splined Axle

[robertten1 at aol.com]

 Bob,

The splined competition Spitfire axles are available from the UK.? A little time on the internet you should come across them.? Can't remember the place I saw them but start with the Triumph Sports Six Club there and check their links.?? 

Good luck ,
Bob T


 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Rocky Entriken <rocky at spitfire4.com>
To: list at mackenzie.aero; fot at autox.team.net
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Sent: Tue, 26 May 2009 1:48 am
Subject: Re: [Fot] Early Spitfire Splined Axle









Yep, that's a bit of a different setup. I'm guessing it's some kind of early 
"competition" axle setup. I say early because the comp axles I've had in my 
Mk. 1 Spit (one set acquired about 1975, replaced about 10 years ago) have 
always been solid units at the outer end that stab through the hub from 
outside to inside.?
?

Then at the inside end of the axle, mine are indeed splined to a flange that 
connects outer axle to inner axle.?
?

Not sure where you'd find a modern competition axle setup, but my friend 
Duane Bailey might know. He's a Spitfire racer in Michigan, runs a Britcar 
business including competition work (he builds my engines, etc.). 
dbailey_wmy at yahoo.com or 616-878-5774.?
?

--Rocky Entriken?
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Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 9:50 PM?

Subject: [Fot] Early Spitfire Splined Axle?
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>I have a question about my Spit for the group; I hope somebody can?

> help me out.?

>?

> For those who don?t know the story, I own a very early Spitfire4?

> (FC921) that I autocross.  Although I don?t have the full history of?

> the car or its logbooks I understand that it was an SCCA racer at some?

> point before being campaigned as an  autocross car into the 80s.  I?

> bought it as a barn-find 3 years ago and got it race ready in early?

> 2008.?

>?

> When I started working on this car I inspected most of the parts and?

> re-installed them.  One of the first projects was addressing the rear?

> suspension which was collapsed due a missing diff.  I recall pulling?

> the brake drums, removing the shoes/springs and everything else and?

> putting it all back together after re-sealing the brake cylinders. I?

> don?t recall pulling the drive flanges or thinking they or the drive?

> shafts were anything out of the ordinary.  One feature that did catch?

> my eye is that the wheel studs.  They were 7/16 diameter and about 2.5?

> inches long.  I assumed that it was built this way so spacers could be?

> used to adjust track as required.?

>?

> Last week I was getting the car ready for a club autocross when I?

> discovered a broken wheel stud on the left rear.  [I ended up dusting?

> off my street 1500 and having a great day  of racing but that?s?

> another story- http://tinyurl.com/qkjnpn ]?

>?

> I went to pull off the drive flange yesterday to get at the studs and?

> was surprised to find the flange and axle were splined, not the usual?

> tapered shaft with keyway.?

>?

> Photo:  http://tinyurl.com/spitspline?

>?

> My question are:?

>?

> Has anybody else seen this set-up??

> Who made this??

> Where are the shafts from??

>?

> Any help will be appreciated.?

>?

> Robert MacKenzie?

> Austin, TX?

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