Earlier today I said I waited tii this morning so I had a clear head to make sure I had read something correctly. Actually it was related to Makers 46. Now I need to head out for a new bottle.
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Earlier today I said I waited tii this morning so I had a clear head to make sure I had read something correctly. Actually it was related to Makers 46. Now I need to head out for a new bottle.
Yep. Its not standard gears won't fit, you can't get them in to start with. The HD gears use a 2 piece setup with a hub that allows the gears to slide in.
That sounds serious. Sorry to hear you ran out lolQuote:
Originally Posted by sangerdan
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This has been common practice for a long time.Quote:
Originally Posted by ogshotgun
It's also what I run and it was set up by Tom Bentley at Menkins V-Drives. :)
http://www.v-drivevideo.net/pictures...rmal_mea_2.jpg
35 HD gears will fit. You put the top gear on the shaft without the spacer, then the bottom gear, then add the spacer to the top gear. It will take several times to get the spacers correct and gear lash correct. I have never had a v-drive with HD gears that was able to use the same spacer setup. My 8* and 10* billet v-drives will take 54% HD gears easily as I have moved the waterjacket once again to a 6.100 diameter on center of the topshaft.Quote:
Originally Posted by gn7
Thanks for the clarification Steve. I knew it was something like that, and knew you knew the scoop.Quote:
Originally Posted by steveo143
so a set of Hd 35 gears will fit in my 12* case without removing the jacket , is that correct and who sells those gears Casale ?Quote:
Originally Posted by steveo143
It took a Qt. of vodka and a couple of slepness nights to figure it out!!!!!! LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by gn7
Grier Rush showed the in and outs of the HD setup a few years back. That's how I knew about it. I knew he was getting some pretty big numbers out of solid jacket/raised machined cases using themQuote:
Originally Posted by steveo143
so who sells these gears ?Quote:
Originally Posted by steveo143
Casale, if and when they have them. Steveo may have some.
ok thanks BobQuote:
Originally Posted by gn7
I have several sets of used gears and Casale sells new sets. I can get any ratio you want built if I don't have it.Quote:
Originally Posted by ogshotgun
pm me i have 29s now that were new , with not much time on them looking to go a bit more pm me do you change them also ?Quote:
Originally Posted by steveo143
PM sent!
I spent several hours at the drags at Firebird 2 weeks ago benchracing with Wayne Mettler in Don Bausher's pit and the subject of prop shafts came up. Either Scott Owens or Tim at Lenco has a shaft material that according to them puts A22 and Inconel in the trash can. I will see Wayne this weekend at the drags and get more info. If we can stop breaking shafts the weakest link will then be the prop!!!!!
This is the question I have been wondering about through all of these discussions (here and on PB)... If we can make axles that can last pass after pass in a pro mod OR monster trucks turning earth mover tires or a TF dragster/funny car, why can't we improve on the material that is used... I do get the need for a material that is corrosion resistant, could some kind of nitride or iridite 14-2 or nickel plating could be used, maybe, if the NEW material was carbon steel and NOT stainless???Quote:
Originally Posted by steveo143
I have thought the same thing. Not to mention off road torsion bars being cycled like crazy, in 2 directions. 300M seems to be the material of choice for shafts that are subjected to heavy cycling.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2manymustangs
With the rudder, turn fins and props all made of carbon steel, I don't really see the "requirement" for a corrosion resistant material, specially on something that cycles thru a prop shaft as fast as a TFH.
I don't think I would want to run a carbon steel shaft on the GN, but it would not surprise me one bit if the stuff Wayne is referring to is a carbon steel.
Beautiful!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mitch