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Busta wrote: I can't work out how that strip of metal is supposed to strengthen or protect anything?
It's not my design, but I figure it's a 6mm arc of steel plate that's welded onto the front pan of the diff to protect the crown wheel from getting knocked by rocks denting the original (thinner by comparison) axle casing...?
Last edit: 10 Jul 2014 12:23 by Bits4Vits. Reason: spooling mistack
Busta wrote: It's bolted between the radius arm brackets which are welded to the axle housing and don't move relative to each other. The radius arms can still flex on their bushes as usual.
Nah, under articulation one radius arm goes up and one goes down, but it would be hampered by an arm-to-arm guard, even if the bushes can still twist... the arms are effectively bolted together...?
Busta wrote: It's bolted between the radius arm brackets which are welded to the axle housing and don't move relative to each other. The radius arms can still flex on their bushes as usual.
Nah, under articulation one radius arm goes up and one goes down, but it would be hampered by an arm-to-arm guard, even if the bushes can still twist... the arms are effectively bolted together...?
Just how are the arms affected by this guard?
It bolts directly to the inner side of the radius arms mounts. So the arms and bushes are in no way affected by the guard.
Busta wrote: It's bolted between the radius arm brackets which are welded to the axle housing and don't move relative to each other. The radius arms can still flex on their bushes as usual.
Nah, under articulation one radius arm goes up and one goes down, but it would be hampered by an arm-to-arm guard, even if the bushes can still twist... the arms are effectively bolted together...?
Just how are the arms affected by this guard?
It bolts directly to the inner side of the radius arms mounts. So the arms and bushes are in no way affected by the guard.
So no, the arms are not bolted together.
This is correct this guard will have no effect on the arms
The radius arms need to deflect side to side, "twist" under articulation, with something rigid bolted between them this is obviously hampered...?
Think of one arm going up, and the other arm going down... now think about bolting something in between them, and again imagine their movement under articulation... one up, one down...
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