Showing off my silver torque tube and Konis...
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Question....
Are there 3 or 4 bearings in the torque tube?
Also, is it the inner ones that go bad usually?
Why not remove all, and replace the two ends only with the heavy duty bearing sets and be done with it?
Just curious.
Are there 3 or 4 bearings in the torque tube?
Also, is it the inner ones that go bad usually?
Why not remove all, and replace the two ends only with the heavy duty bearing sets and be done with it?
Just curious.
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more bearings is better, even if they are heavy duty, because the driveshaft oscillates like a sine wave and having just two bearings would give a large length for the wave to travel. having more bearings shortens the lengths and keeps vibration down and makes the bearings last longer (shared load)
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damn......... learned something on that one.
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Looks good!!
I thought about all silver but decided to just update the current look. Black tube with Hammerite Silver ends.
FWIW I also rebuilt it with 5 bearings and delrin bushings. I have a spare bearingless torque tube if anyone in Colorado needs one to rebuild.
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I thought about all silver but decided to just update the current look. Black tube with Hammerite Silver ends.
FWIW I also rebuilt it with 5 bearings and delrin bushings. I have a spare bearingless torque tube if anyone in Colorado needs one to rebuild.
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I need to take some better photographs of it outdoors! I didn't use a duplicolor paint - I pretty much fired up the compressor and sprayed it with some leftover duPont silver car paint and cleared it. [
Spencer is right - 4 bearings - all have been replaced with factory units. Don't ask me the procedure, I'm not sure, I was out of state for months and my dad did the rebuild job for me.
I also did think about taking those brackets off... and damn it, now I wish I had! I can't believe after all of that work there is a flaw...
Spencer is right - 4 bearings - all have been replaced with factory units. Don't ask me the procedure, I'm not sure, I was out of state for months and my dad did the rebuild job for me.
I also did think about taking those brackets off... and damn it, now I wish I had! I can't believe after all of that work there is a flaw...
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ooking at these photos, am i missing something ??
i was thinking the whole thing was like 5 and a half feet long. no more.
that tube in post # 20 looks soooo long. how long is a torque tube once installed ?
i was thinking the whole thing was like 5 and a half feet long. no more.
that tube in post # 20 looks soooo long. how long is a torque tube once installed ?
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lol
Satisfying? More like tiring! Hey if you like it, come and do my next one for me! I'll buy you sushi or whatever other expensive dinner you like!
Satisfying? More like tiring! Hey if you like it, come and do my next one for me! I'll buy you sushi or whatever other expensive dinner you like!
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how many time per year does a typical 944/968 tt blow up on the forums ? how large is the fire ?
can a loss of life occur ?
when is it time to change it's bearings.
does this action contribute to a longer life of the car or does it just look good ?
and how do i upload epic crash photos to my od home page ?
can a loss of life occur ?
when is it time to change it's bearings.
does this action contribute to a longer life of the car or does it just look good ?
and how do i upload epic crash photos to my od home page ?