[Fot] Southwick bearing issue

[Greg And Alison Blake]

Dave,

Would like to know final result of what you find was the route cause. We just
finished installing a Southwick setup in Dads car this weekend.

Thanks,

Greg

> On Sep 1, 2014, at 6:52 PM, Dave Hogye <dlhogye at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Oh, btw, the axle assembly had only a few hundred miles on it.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>>> On Sep 1, 2014, at 2:50 PM, "Peter Vucinic" <pvucinic at netspace.net.au>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Dave,
>> I am assume you are talking about a Tapered Roller Bearing Cup? Or is it a
>> Complete Ball Bearing?
>> Did the race crack ACROSS the raceway? Or Was it around the CIRCUMFERENCE
> of
>> the raceway?
>>
>> If a bearing CRACKS through a raceway, the Bearing fit was incorrect. OR
it
>> may have been damage when fitted and then a crack has propagated from
> there.
>> Check for any damage on the outer edge of the bearing next to the crack.
>>
>> Cheers....
>>
>> "You can Make a Small Fortune From Motor Racing. As long as You Started
> With
>> A Lage Fortune!"
>> Kind Regards
>> Peter Vucinic
>> TR-4
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of davehogye
>> Sent: Tuesday, 2 September 2014 2:56 AM
>> To: Friends of Triumph
>> Subject: [Fot] Southwick bearing issue
>>
>> Hello Friends,
>> I was looking into the fact that an axle seal on my Southwick conversion
>> blew, or at least I thought it was a seal problem, but I just pulled the
>> axle out and found that the outer race had cracked through.
>> I thought I had something going on because while watching my race video
> from
>> last October I heard what sounded like a bearing or perhaps gear whine
when
>> I pulled into the paddock after the race. The sound wasn't obvious until I
>> heard it on the vid.
>> Anyway, during a recent check of things I noticed grease was slinging out
> of
>> the seal and onto the brake plate. I was thinking how the heck did the
seal
>> fail in such a short time.
>> Now I'm wondering how the heck the race broke.
>> WTF,
>> Dave
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