Manky Monkey Motors

Posted on Steve's behalf:

Hi,
just got myself this axle, but I think I have a problem with it. When turning (A), either clockwise or anti-clockwise (B) rotates slower than (C). Also there's no resistance whilst holding (B) or (C) and turning (A).
I don't know a great deal about axles but I think this is shot away.
Please could anyone give me some information. Thank you.
                 -Steve.

Sounds like it's working just like it was designed to!  ;D  Because it's not in contact with the road it will behave like that.

If you have some wheels put them on it put it on the floor and then rotate the prop and it should move as you would expect!

Nowt to worry about me thinks  ;D

me thinks the same  ;D

Yep what they said.   ;)

 Thankyou,

Exactly what I'd already said to Steve in an email, but always good to have a second, third & fourth opinion!  ;D

May also help someone else who`s to shy to ask  ;D

Precisely.  ;)

It's an odd thing a differential especially when it's on a bench. Has confused the hell outta many people!


Anyhow that the whole point of the forum. We all have knowledge, skills or other things to offer and through thjis place we get the help/advice when needed.

Brill, innit!

I said that to Steve too. Never quite understood the workings of differentials.
We're like a lending library of knowledge here.  ;)

Not that I'm one of those shy ones, but I thought my axle was kna?!erd because it was doing that.  Just hav'nt got round to asking yet.  Still removing the brackets.

But thanks for the answer anyway. :) :)

There ya go -proves the point doesn't it.  ;)

Then there's the upside-down thing - I'm always surprised when I speak to someone who doesn't know about that!  (only cos I do, and I don't often know stuff that others don't!)

I actually did it with the first trike I built. Yam XS750 engine, Reliant axle, very carefully narrowed, one side more than the other to keep the prop aligned with the engine.
Fired it up ...5 reverse gears.
Bugger.

I may have posted this before, but after a gearbox rebuild, I once owned the only Morris Minor in the world that would engage 1st gear and reverse at the same time!   And 2nd gear and reverse, and 3rd........  well you get the picture.......   :-\

 ;D It's quite comforting to know we're all equally bloomin' useless here!

I never considered the need to flip an axle till a mate built an XS11 trike and upon firing it up for the first time let the clutch out and reversed into the back of the garage!

Oh how I laughed ;D ;D ;D  but he & I had never considered the fact that the prop might go in  different direction. It was ok though as it was not welded to the frame and did not take too long to reverse! Phew  ::)

BikerGran said- "I may have posted this before, but after a gearbox rebuild, I once owned the only Morris Minor in the world that would engage 1st gear and reverse at the same time!   And 2nd gear and reverse, and 3rd........  well you get the picture".            

                             -how was this possible?

Thank goodness you can flip a reliant diff inside the casing and you don't have to flip the whole axle. I have heard that some types of drum brake (The sliding cylinder type) don't work well 'backwards' which is a good reason to flip them, too

Just one cog put in the wrong way round!

Another missive from Steve. Mate, you need to focus the camera before you press the button!  :)

Hi there everyone. Thanks for the feedback on my last post. Another one for you all to see, especially anyone who may make a future mistake as I did through impatience. Picture one, shows where I sheared the heads off the bolts.

Picture two shows a solution -place a nut over the sheared thread and tack weld it onto it. Obviously it needs good fusion, so whack the amps up, heat up the plate but not too much, then it should undo without too much difficulty. While the plate is hot, you could also spray on some penetrating fluid. AC-90, WD40 etc.

Picture 3 job sorted.
 
Merry Christmas to all.Steve