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No Axles?

Blasphemer...

On 12:11:38 pm 01/05/06 Don Walter <dswalterwi@gmail.com> wrote:
> What you are not going to use metric sized bolts!!!!
>
> On 1/5/06, Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  So a 4" x 1/2" bolt set and a 1.5" washer for each side?
> >
> >  That I can do.
> >  Thanks Allyn!
> >
> >
> >
> >  Julie Macfarlane
> >  "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> >  DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> >  1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> >  1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
> >  Amsterdam NY
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > From: "Allyn" <amalventano1@tds.net>
> > > To: "'Julie Macfarlane'" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>,
> > > <doubt@inwave.com> CC: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > > Subject: RE: No Axles?
> > > Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 07:25:26 -0500
> > >
> > > Julie,
> > > All you need to do is use a couple of nut/bolt combos and large
> > > washers. The
> > > need is to only keep the bearing assemblies from separating,
> > > which they will
> > > surely do on their own with nothing in place to hold them
> > > together. The front
> > > bearings are preloaded by compressing the inner race assemblies
> > > together. Here
> > > is what the bearing looks like:
> > > http://www.allproducts.com/manufacture98/zlbearing/product2.jpg
> > > As you can see, the weight of the car alone is enough to make the
> > > races want to
> > > walk apart in the absence of anything to hold them together.
> > > Without engine/tranny, you obviously won't need the insane torque
> >  normally needed,
> > > and
> > > can easily hold them together with simple nut/bolt/washer combos
> > > as mentioned
> > > above.
> > > HTH
> > > Al
> > >
> > > >  -----Original Message-----
> > > >  From: scirocco-l-bounces+amalventano1=tds.net@scirocco.org
> > > >  [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+amalventano1=tds.net@scirocco.org]
> > > >  On Behalf Of Julie Macfarlane
> > > >  Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 10:03 PM
> > > >  To: doubt@inwave.com
> > > >  Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > >  Subject: Re: No Axles?
> > > >
> > > >  Thats not what I wanted to hear Nate.
> > > >
> > > >  Ok. Any one have 2 scrap axle ends the want to get rid of?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  Julie Macfarlane
> > > >  "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> > > >  DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> > > >  1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> > > >  1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
> > > >  Amsterdam NY
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > From: Nate Mellom <doubt@inwave.com>
> > > > > To: Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
> > > > > CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > > > Subject: Re: No Axles?
> > > > > Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 20:45:17 -0600
> > > > >
> > > > > From what I know (and have experienced), I would NEVER roll a
> > > > > car without axles again.  It will munch your wheel bearings
> > > >  in a big hurry,
> > > > > even with just a very short trip (like onto a flatbed).  I
> > > >  had to tow a
> > > > > buddy's Audi
> > > > > V8 quattro from Milwaukee to his house (about 45 miles), I
> > > >  removed the
> > > > > rear axles and put it on a dolly.  A few weeks later he tore
> > > >  into it,
> > > > > and the rear bearings were completely frelled, and the only
> > > > > things holding the rear wheels on during the trip were the
> > > > > brakes! EEK! Granted, it was a long journey, but I should
> > > > > have known better. So, get yourself some junk CVs, pull off
> > > > > the splined wheel end, and install it with the axle nut
> > > >  torqued, just to save yourself a bunch of aggrivation.
> > > > > Nate
> > > > >
> > > > > Julie Macfarlane wrote:
> > > > >> I hear you guys swearing about Rolling a car with out axles.
> > > > >> But after stripping the engine and transaxle out is it all
> > > > >> right to roll it on to a flat bed etc?
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Inquiring minds want to know....
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Julie Macfarlane
> > > > >> "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> > > > >> DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> > > > >> 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> > > > >> 1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
> > > > >> Amsterdam NY
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
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