Mats wrote:I have never seen roller bearings in the intermediate flange, you say it's a factory item?
I disagree that only one bearing take up axial load, it depends on which direction you load them, for starters, one axle wil need the ball bearing on the front side and the other on the rear side (if we only talk about acceleration), it will be reversed when on the overrun.
yes, factory fitting...
one roller bearing, and one ball bearing for each shaft.like in Andress fitting on picture above
roller is on rear side.
in EU it looks like to be the fitting in early models.
after they go for 2 ballbearing in each side of flange in each shaft.
hum..about the one bearing take up axial load, its for the roller/ball fitting.
when i speak about one way axial load i mean that the case where its much important is under acceleration.
also theses ball bearing had double inner cage then accept 2 ways load.
speaking about the speacial bearing with shoulder, that sit on him shoulder in middle flange under the load of the acceleration.
my fell about the pinion/crown:
no matter if that load comes from shaft or wheels
because they always tend to separate one from each other under load...
then it always push the secondary shaft on the middle flange, then it always load on the rear side of the rear ball shouldered bearing.
i guess its very simple to think with straigth cut, but with helicut some things comes up in more ?
i dont remenber the way of the heli is setted then what it should make under loads.
also...if i remenber...: heli cut
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, sin20° =8%....that loose...on a 300hp...its 330 with straigth..like a bmw m3
it should be come so + or - loads depending acceleration or overrun.
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i just reread my post...carrefull !! im a dangerous guy, just fit some rear instead of front, vice verca ect...i set it rigth now (iguess i miss nothing)
Mats...you know..sometimes when i reread things that i just write, i fear myself... english is not natural for me...and probably it happens i said something and 10 sec after something close to the opposite
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