LS1Porch

I was kinda thinking it was a toss-up between the delrin and soft aluminum...with the aluminum having the advantage that it could be staked to the bearing.

The more i read, the more unhappy i am with the current rebuilding processes. Incorrect bearings, incorrect sleeves, and then there's the fact that the original design didn't last with all the "correct" parts....

SharkSkin

I felt the same way, and I put off my TT rebuild when I caught my first glimpse of Constantine's early prototype. In that pic it was only a bit larger than a smiley onscreen but I was intrigued. I'm glad I waited those few months, it was worth enduring the occasional strange look I'd get when people heard the TT.

This sucker looks beefy enough to support the prop shaft on a U-boat... oh wait...

LS1, did you get yours yet?

LS1Porch

No, expecting them sometime around the end of the month, or mid next month. I "found" some other things to work on in the meantime, you know how that goes.... Hehe

Thom

Looking forward to seeing how this will turn out.

I rebuilt the torque tube on my S2 a couple of years ago and the 6006 ZZ C5 bearings I used are still slightly noisy, if functional. Wondering if these new ones will be totally quiet.

V2Rocket

got the aluminum carriers, they look fantastic and are a perfect fit into the new bearings. they are wonderfully machined pieces. i might be doing my torque tube r/r over spring break (week after next) so when i do i will let you guys know how it goes

333pg333

Damn, a bit of self deprecating honesty from a Shark man. Rare.

SharkSkin

That was a "Risky Business" reference. See ~0:46-0:52 in the vid below.

tone3721

I need to do this soon. Id be happy to test them out on my 3.0t.

SharkSkin

You would need to contact Constantine. He mentioned the other day he has 944/51 testers lined up, but it couldn't hurt to ping him. See the link in post #8, you'll find his posts in that thread and you can PM from there.

Member websites are down, so all of the pics I have posted have temporarily disappeared.

FRporscheman

That explains why I was waiting for minutes for link from pg 2 to load! Whole minutes I say!

I'm happy with my 6006 zz bearings and delrin bushings. I'm not even entirely sure I put the new bearings in the right spot - no marks in the shaft. I just took the distance from the pilot bearing to the bearing just inside the tranny mainshaft seal, and evenly spaced 4 TT bearings in that distance. But it's much quieter than before. If I ever do another TT rebuild I think I'd try the gerthy bearings soon to be available.

Bri Bro

Any updates?