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Quick Q, what year was the changeover from the semi to full floater rear end ?
Reason I ask is that there's a Series 1 quietly rusting away in the paddock opposite and it looks like an 80 and it has a semi floater rear end. (and no, it's too far gone to save and they won't sell anyway)
1957 - I think that all the shorter wheelbase S1's had semi floating all the way through the product run and that it was only the 109 utes that had full floating axles.
the later s1 short wheel base 88 had fully floating axles and all 109 long wheel base had fully floating axles a vast improvement on the semi floating axles jim
According to my information, the fully floating axle was introduced on the 109 in April 1957, and was optional on 88s (in other words, not all 109s had them).
Series 2/3 floating axles can be fitted to replace semifloating axles by fitting the later stub axles, hubs, bearings and drive flanges - but if the correct half axles are not available, and they are as easy to find as hen's teeth, the later axles can be fitted by adding a spacer between the hub and drive flange. The simplest way of making these is to turn the centre out of worn drive flanges.
John
Great to hear Tim...another series 1 at All British Day:D:D
SO you bringing the 2 games as well???
Mrs hh:angel:
would you please explain the difference between fully floating and semi floating axles?Quote:
Originally Posted by JDNSW
Are there any other types of axles out there that I dont know off as well?
many thanks amigo :D
what do these axles do that others dont? such as what does a semi floating do that a fully floating do not?
does that make sense?
semi does...........
fully floating does.............
fully sunk does............. I guess not much?
Well - I got the 1957 bit right! :D :pQuote:
Originally Posted by JDNSW
fully floating V semi floating?
The semi floating axle is where the bearing runs on the axle shaft and the axle shaft takes all the weight. Fully floating the bearings run on a stub axle and the axle is attached to a hub. In theory the fully floating axle can carry more weight.......
Not so easy without pictures, but very roughly, a semi-floating axle only uses one set of wheel bearings pressed onto the axle shaft.Quote:
Originally Posted by mildred
The axle shaft then supports some vehicle weight.
If you break a semi-floating axle the wheel usually falls off with the broken axle stub.
A fully floating axle uses a stub axle and a pair of wheel bearings spaced apart, (think any modern Land Rover, front or rear) that support the entire vehicle weight, no weight is born by the axle and you can actually remove the axle and the wheels will still support the vehicle.
Yep. Should have all three there. Washed them all today too so they are nice and shiny :). Of course that was probably enough to ensure that it will rain :(.Quote:
Originally Posted by The ho har's
TimJ.