[Spridgets] Broken axle/differential?

[brian S]

It's all the power of those 1500's Larry!



Brian S.
Bugeyeracer finally resto'ed!
Thanks to Frank C.!


> From: lmacy at mac.com
> Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2011 07:01:57 -0400
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> CC: kaklemmer1969 at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Broken axle/differential?
>
> I had this happen once before. Frank was convinced it was a half shaft. But
he gave me a diff pumpkin anyway. I was right, it was the diff. Half shafts
were fine. I suspect, but only have experiential evidence, that when they
stuck the 1500 in the cars, they hardened the half shafts.
>
> Evidence: 2 1500's  (76 & 78), 0 broken half shafts, 2 broken diff pumpkins,
100,000+ miles.
>
> Or maybe they made the diff weaker ;-)
>
> Larry
>
> On Oct 7, 2011, at 12:16 AM, derf wrote:
>
> > You will probably find one axle shaft broken.  Remove both and use a
> > broomstick handle to push out the broken piece.
> > _____________