quaife

[jdbubb at ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

Yeah, it's probably true that the internal preload of a Quaife (or even a
Peloquin with an 80% kit) isn't going to be enough when you push the
envelope as far as Scott does!
Now how exactly do you do that? Shred a tire and shatter a wheel?

----- Original Message -----
From: <sfwilliams@comcast.net>
To: "Allyn" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>
Cc: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>; "Mark" <mardak@cogeco.ca>; "'shawn
f'" <falzsf@mts.net>; "'T. Reed'" <treed2@u.washington.edu>; "'scirocco
list'" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: quaife


> Um... yeah. Up in Maine one summer, I shreaded a tire and then shattered
the wheel. All that was left was the hub which was still bolted to the disk.
We were left with no wheel drive at all. So... to get around that little
challenge, I simply kept my foot on the brake pedal to add some load. That
produced enough resistance for the Quaife to work which got us 13 miles back
to service. -gotta press on regardless!
>
> P.S. I'll officially be "back" soon.
> --
> Scott F. Williams
> (in reclusive scholar mode)
> > > I don't believe this is a true statement. The Quaife has internal
preload
> > > and I would presume the Peloquin does also even without the 80%
> > shim/spring
> > > kit.
> >
> > i dunno, scott williams reportedly lost all traction on the rally course
> > (with a quaife installed). something happened with one wheel, i forget
what
> > though...
> >
> > scotty, pipe up here, would ya?
> >
> > Al
> >