JoelP
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 04:17 PM |
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quick question on live axles
hi peeps. Just wondering if the oil is free to slosh from end to end or if its held by the diff somehow?
Cheers!
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 04:18 PM |
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oil its held inside the axle by bearings as far as I could tell.
But they are at the hub ends, so I think it can slosh freely. Thats what I found anyway, but best wait for someone clever.
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locoR1
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 04:21 PM |
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If i remember right the English axle has some baffle plates in it!
 
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NigeEss
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 04:24 PM |
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Oils eals on the outside of the wheel bearings, oil can slosh back and forth to its
hearts content and keep those shiny bearings healthy.
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alistairolsen
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 04:27 PM |
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so if you drove round and round in a circle then the inner bearing and diff would eventually fail?
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clairetoo
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 04:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by alistairolsen
so if you drove round and round in a circle then the inner bearing and diff would eventually fail?
Not quite - the wheel bearings themselves are sealed , and there are baffle plates either side of the diff .
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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yellow melos
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 05:29 PM |
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so if you drove round and round in a circle then the inner bearing and diff would eventually fail?
i am sure you would have to stop because you felt sick before the diff wears out 
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minitici
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 07:07 PM |
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Most diff oils are fairly viscous and don't slosh about much!
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britishtrident
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 07:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by alistairolsen
so if you drove round and round in a circle then the inner bearing and diff would eventually fail?
Some Escort Hot Rod racers used to use an external Jabasco electric bilge pump to deposit the oil back over the pinion.
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 09:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by locoR1
If i remember right the English axle has some baffle plates in it!
Yep, UR right. Threre is a baffle in each tube, just outboard from the banjo casing.
JB
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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