owelly
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 04:51 PM |
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English Axle measurements please...
Following the demise of the diff in my English axle, I was given "a crappy old axle of a trailer". The crappy old axle has an LSD and
looks to be an Atlas.
I have measured the 'Atlas' and from (half shaft) flange to flange, it is 57". It has no drums fitted as it came with a disc
set-up!
I seem to think that the English is narrower. I'll still fit the Atlas but it will mean building a new trailer as the current one was built to
fit the car with an English axle!!
So, could someone confirm the width of the English axle, from hub face/flange to hub face/flange.
Cheers.
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clairetoo
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 04:58 PM |
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Just measured a spare english (Mk2 escort) axle in the shed and it`s 48 5/8ths wide to the outside of the flanges .
57" sounds a bit wide..........
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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MikeR
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 05:01 PM |
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i should have posted the measurements a long time ago under a de-dion thread.
if you still need them / need a different measurement, u2u me and i'll measure up / dig out previous measurements tomorrow.
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MikeR
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 05:02 PM |
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too slow  although that size sounds strange i've got near as damit dead on an inch boundry in my head for some reason. Possibly because i
meansured with the drums on, not to the half shaft.
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blakep82
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 05:05 PM |
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hmm, i thought my atlas was 52" before i hacked it up beyond recognition...
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britishtrident
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 06:50 PM |
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Escort English (not the only width of english axle that was made) is 48" inches across the the axle tube flanges nb not the halfshaft
flanges.
A Cortina Mk3-5 axle is 4" wider.
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owelly
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 07:13 PM |
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I've just checked my measurements and it is 57" flange to flange. I'll go and check the tube flange measurements.
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owelly
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 07:21 PM |
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It's 2.25(ish) inches from the outside of the halfshaft flange to the outside of the tube flange.
So, 57"-(2X2.25)=52.5"
Or thereabouts as it's not easy holding up a stack of tyres with one hand, fending off random heavy components with the other and using a tape
measure and torch with remaining two hands.....
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paulf
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 08:09 PM |
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Could it be a capri 2.8I axle? some of these had LSDs, unfortunately the one I managed to get didnt have so sold it on but do remeber it was a fair
bit wider than the escort axle.
Paul
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owelly
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 08:11 PM |
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Either way, I need to build a new trailer!!!!!
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short track 123
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| posted on 19/4/08 at 05:11 AM |
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Just measured 2 English axles
Bare axle ( No 1/2 shafts ) = 48 1/2" or 1231.9mm
Axle with 1/2 shafts ( to wheel mounting face ) = 53" or 1346.2mm
Hope its of some help to you
Regards
Jason
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owelly
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| posted on 19/4/08 at 10:38 PM |
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Thanks and bugger.
The atlas is too wide so I need to widen the rear arches on the car and build a bigger trailer........great.......
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