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General Category => Photos & Videos => Topic started by: jimnielsen on March 04, 2007, 04:48:44 PM

Title: Diff Explosion
Post by: jimnielsen on March 04, 2007, 04:48:44 PM
Thought I'd post a picture of my diff disaster from winton yesterday.  If anybody has any ideas of where I can get another 4.5556 crownwheel & pinion, I would be interested!

Jim Nielsen
Title: Re: Diff Explosion
Post by: Simon Francis on March 04, 2007, 05:28:58 PM
OUCH!!!! I can see how that would ruin your whole day :(
How was Winton? I would have loved to go but couldn't, ahwell, maybe next time
Title: Re: Diff Explosion
Post by: Scott Farquharson on March 05, 2007, 09:28:52 AM
Doesn't look good jim - what are the options if you can't get one - there aren't many of these around?
Title: Re: Diff Explosion
Post by: scott.venables on March 12, 2007, 10:25:06 PM
That's pretty spectacular! (In a bad way of course) 
What car did the 4.5556:1 diff come out of originally? 

Scott
Title: Re: Diff Explosion
Post by: jimnielsen on March 13, 2007, 01:18:18 PM
I believe that the 4.5556 diff's were made for racing. They restrict top speed, but increase acceleration. Vin Sharp at PACE engineering got this particular unit for me. The new one is coming from Beninca's.

cheers, jim..
Title: Re: Diff Explosion
Post by: Doug Gould on March 13, 2007, 06:58:24 PM
Jim

Can't you fix it with liquid steel?

Doug Gould
Title: Re: Diff Explosion
Post by: jimnielsen on March 14, 2007, 05:59:08 PM
Well, I would, except it might not last for the 6hr....
Title: Re: Diff Explosion
Post by: Scott Farquharson on April 09, 2007, 11:32:33 PM
How are the repairs going?

PS When are you building the Group S car?  (yes, I know I sound like a broken record)
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