[DeTomaso] Which axles on which side?
Larry Weston
lplugw at hotmail.com
Sat May 21 20:15:10 EDT 2016
Ok. Not sure about the physics of all of it, but if that's the case, there are four of them.
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On May 21, 2016, at 5:14 PM, Tomas Gunnarsson <guson at home.se<mailto:guson at home.se>> wrote:
A single six mm diameter screw itself is just about able to lift the weight of the car.
Tomas
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From: Larry Weston [lplugw at hotmail.com<mailto:lplugw at hotmail.com>]
Sent: 20/5/2016 10:49:42 PM
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Which axles on which side?
That being said, I have sometimes wondered about the faith we put in that 1/8" thick bearing retainer plate we secure with four six mm diameter flathead screws. That seems like a weak link. Best not to think about it to much I decided.
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> On May 20, 2016, at 4:38 PM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com<mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
> The axle nut is on there at 450 ft/lb but it is only keeping the axle tight in the inner race of the wheel bearings, rotational freedom being within the bearings and even though you are braking hard the axle is still rotating in a forward direction, plus the axle inner flange/half shaft is splined to the axle shaft and most of us do let of the gas when we brake!
>
> Julian
> ________________________________________
> From: marshall smith <marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net<mailto:marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net>>
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 1:16 PM
> To: Douglas Kelm; 'Mike Drew'; detomaso at detomasolist.com<mailto:detomaso at detomasolist.com>; Julian Kift
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Which axles on which side?
>
> Okay...really dumb question here. Wouldn't hard braking want to loosen the axle nut??
>
> M
> --------------------------------------------
> On Fri, 5/20/16, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com<mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Which axles on which side?
> To: "Douglas Kelm" <dakelm at qwest.net<mailto:dakelm at qwest.net>>, "'Mike Drew'" <MikeLDrew at aol.com<mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com>>, "detomaso at detomasolist.com<mailto:detomaso at detomasolist.com>" <detomaso at detomasolist.com<mailto:detomaso at detomasolist.com>>
> Date: Friday, May 20, 2016, 1:12 PM
>
> Doug,
>
> Remember the axle nut is on the inside of the
> wheel in this case, if it were RH then the counter clockwise
> motion of the axle would want to undo it!
>
> Julian
>
> ________________________________________
> From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com<mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com>>
> on behalf of Douglas Kelm <dakelm at qwest.net<mailto:dakelm at qwest.net>>
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 12:52 PM
> To: 'Mike Drew'; detomaso at detomasolist.com<mailto:detomaso at detomasolist.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Which axles on which
> side?
>
> I would think that
> the "righty tighty" threads (normal) go on the
> left side
> of the vehicle. Think of the nut
> being stationary while the axle (on the
> drivers side) rotates counter clockwise
> (looking from outside the car),
> meaning the
> nut wants to self tighten (rotate clockwise), which is
> the
> desired situation. Of course,
> there's a 50/50 chance that I'm completely
> full of "it"!
>
> Doug
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com]
> On Behalf
> Of Mike Drew via DeTomaso
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 12:34 PM
> To: detomaso at detomasolist.com<mailto:detomaso at detomasolist.com>
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Which axles on which
> side?
>
> Hi guys,
>
> I thought I would lead off
> with he first technical question on the new
> forum.
>
> The
> rear axles are marked S and D, for 'left' and
> 'right' respectively. But
> that
> speaks to the thread direction (one of them is reverse
> thread, left to
> tighten)
>
> It's my belief that the S or left-tighten
> axle goes on the left side of the
> car but I
> can't remember for sure. Can somebody confirm or
> deny?
>
> Thanks!
>
> And welcome back!
>
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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Ok. Not sure about the physics of all of it, but if that's the case,
there are four of them.
Sent from my iPhone
On May 21, 2016, at 5:14 PM, Tomas Gunnarsson <[1]guson at home.se> wrote:
A single six mm diameter screw itself is just about able to lift the
weight of the car.
Tomas
<-----Ursprungligt Meddelande----->
From: Larry Weston [[2]lplugw at hotmail.com]
Sent: 20/5/2016 10:49:42 PM
To: [3]julian_kift at hotmail.com
Cc: [4]MikeLDrew at aol.com;[5]detomaso at detomasolist.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Which axles on which side?
That being said, I have sometimes wondered about the faith we put in
that 1/8" thick bearing retainer plate we secure with four six mm
diameter flathead screws. That seems like a weak link. Best not to
think about it to much I decided.
Sent from my iPhone
> On May 20, 2016, at 4:38 PM, Julian Kift <[6]julian_kift at hotmail.com>
wrote:
>
> The axle nut is on there at 450 ft/lb but it is only keeping the axle
tight in the inner race of the wheel bearings, rotational freedom being
within the bearings and even though you are braking hard the axle is
still rotating in a forward direction, plus the axle inner flange/half
shaft is splined to the axle shaft and most of us do let of the gas
when we brake!
>
> Julian
> ________________________________________
> From: marshall smith <[7]marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 1:16 PM
> To: Douglas Kelm; 'Mike Drew'; [8]detomaso at detomasolist.com; Julian
Kift
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Which axles on which side?
>
> Okay...really dumb question here. Wouldn't hard braking want to
loosen the axle nut??
>
> M
> --------------------------------------------
> On Fri, 5/20/16, Julian Kift <[9]julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Which axles on which side?
> To: "Douglas Kelm" <[10]dakelm at qwest.net>, "'Mike Drew'"
<[11]MikeLDrew at aol.com>, "[12]detomaso at detomasolist.com"
<[13]detomaso at detomasolist.com>
> Date: Friday, May 20, 2016, 1:12 PM
>
> Doug,
>
> Remember the axle nut is on the inside of the
> wheel in this case, if it were RH then the counter clockwise
> motion of the axle would want to undo it!
>
> Julian
>
> ________________________________________
> From: DeTomaso <[14]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com>
> on behalf of Douglas Kelm <[15]dakelm at qwest.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 12:52 PM
> To: 'Mike Drew'; [16]detomaso at detomasolist.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Which axles on which
> side?
>
> I would think that
> the "righty tighty" threads (normal) go on the
> left side
> of the vehicle. Think of the nut
> being stationary while the axle (on the
> drivers side) rotates counter clockwise
> (looking from outside the car),
> meaning the
> nut wants to self tighten (rotate clockwise), which is
> the
> desired situation. Of course,
> there's a 50/50 chance that I'm completely
> full of "it"!
>
> Doug
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [[17]mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com]
> On Behalf
> Of Mike Drew via DeTomaso
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 12:34 PM
> To: [18]detomaso at detomasolist.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Which axles on which
> side?
>
> Hi guys,
>
> I thought I would lead off
> with he first technical question on the new
> forum.
>
> The
> rear axles are marked S and D, for 'left' and
> 'right' respectively. But
> that
> speaks to the thread direction (one of them is reverse
> thread, left to
> tighten)
>
> It's my belief that the S or left-tighten
> axle goes on the left side of the
> car but I
> can't remember for sure. Can somebody confirm or
> deny?
>
> Thanks!
>
> And welcome back!
>
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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