Surrey Dave
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| posted on 22/7/03 at 12:46 PM |
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Axle Mount Paranoia!!
I remember when I welded the brackets to my axle casing , I was surprised how thin the axle tube was, I have visions of the weld holding but the axle
tube giving way allowing the axle to drive straight into my backside!!
So I,m going to fit some safety plates, made from 1/8" plate on edge bolted to the existing trailing arm bolts but shaped to fit snuggly round
the front of the axle, as a kind of insurance ,does anyone else worry about the design of the axle mounts...........or am I just a Southern
Jessie!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jasper
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| posted on 22/7/03 at 01:26 PM |
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Southern Jessie I'd say  and I would know!!
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dozracing
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| posted on 22/7/03 at 05:19 PM |
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Gets my vote as a jessie.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 22/7/03 at 05:34 PM |
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depends how valuable to society you are
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Peteff
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| posted on 22/7/03 at 07:13 PM |
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The propshaft should stop it from doing you too much damage if it ever lets go. There will be some tubing and plate between you as well I hope,
unless you are leaving it out to save weight. Another Jessie vote, methinks.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 22/7/03 at 07:14 PM |
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The welds will be easily strong enough if you relieve any stress risers. Basically make sure the is no place for a crack to start - make sure that the
weld is fully finished off at the end of the bracket and file it smooth. The rest of the weld will look after itself if this area is properly finished
off
 
Rescued attachment Stress Risers.JPG
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Rorty
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| posted on 23/7/03 at 05:14 AM |
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Mark A, good post! IIRC, you're a welder by trade? I doubt many people would be aware of the importance of what you just pointed out.
If you want to see a good example of what Mark's referring to, the problem is most commonly found with some aluminium alloy seam/short welds.
Whether they're MIG or TIG, unless the amperage/heat is well controlled, they'll frequently crack at their start/finish points.
It's a cause of brackets pulling out of steel chassis.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 23/7/03 at 10:27 AM |
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Axle mountings
I'm still gonna make them!!!
Peace of mind is worth a little bit of unsprung weight!!
And dont forget I've got an 1800 CVH so the axle could get ripped out at any time!!!!!!!!!
Why is Jasper an expert on 'Southern Jessies!!!!!!......Is it because of his proximity to Brighton........................Answers on a post
card
[Edited on 23/7/03 by Surrey Dave]
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timf
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| posted on 23/7/03 at 10:35 AM |
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jasper the teddy bear king
[Edited on 23/7/03 by timf]
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