Brings new meaning to the words "high pinion"

heres one more

Is that an old FWD?

got "worm"?

Originally posted by rusted
Is that an old FWD?

No, Whats a FWD:confused:

Model A or T!

:usa: :usa: :usa:

Thats a ford modle T truck axle, I'm guessin early 20's, towards the end of the t's run. My dad has a 1914 T in his garage.

Kwrangln

And you are claiming that is a "! ton" rated axle? :confused:

You guys got it its a 1924 model T truck rear end


Originally posted by DRM
And you are claiming that is a "! ton" rated axle? :confused:

Yes DRM it is rated as a 1 ton, we have the original registration that clearly states this is a one ton truck:flipoff2:

Originally posted by Weezer
You guys got it its a 1924 model T truck rear end




Yes DRM it is rated as a 1 ton, we have the original registration that clearly states this is a one ton truck:flipoff2:

hmm, i'll stick with my D60.:flipoff2: cool lookin axle though

I bet it would hold up pretty well, wonder why they went away from the worm gear?

Originally posted by fcfred
I bet it would hold up pretty well, wonder why they went away from the worm gear?

gee i dono


engine dies

SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Weezer


No, Whats a FWD:confused:

Four Wheel Drive

old auto company that made


you guesed it a 4x4

Originally posted by Chief Yelling Alot


gee i dono


engine dies

SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH :rolleyes:

Maybee I cant figure it out because I am half asleep but why would there be a screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeech?

Notice the transverse leaf spring suspension too. Doe's that have two attachment points? in the channel? Or is it two 1/4 eliptics in the transferse postion? Hard to tell.

There it is. one of the worlds first 1 ton flat beds

Originally posted by ItsaCJ6
Notice the transverse leaf spring suspension too. Doe's that have two attachment points? in the channel? Or is it two 1/4 eliptics in the transferse postion? Hard to tell.


2 1/4 elips in the rear and 1 transverse leaf in the front

Originally posted by Weezer


Maybee I cant figure it out because I am half asleep but why would there be a screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeech?

from the tiers locking up

you ever play with a worm gear reduction box

you can only turn the input shaft. you cant turn the output shaft (in this case the axel) because it is bacily tring to push a wall with a very slight slop

found a beter discription

Worm gears are normally used when a high gear ratio is desired, or again when the shafts are perpendicular to each other. One very important feature of worm gear meshes that is often of use is their irreversibility: when a worm gear is turned, the meshing spur gear will turn, but turning the spur gear will not turn the worm gear. The resulting mesh is 'self locking', and is useful in racheting mechanisms.

http://www.srl.gatech.edu/education/ME3110/design-reports/RSVP/DR4/catalog/wormeshf.gif

Originally posted by Chief Yelling Alot


from the tiers locking up

you ever play with a worm gear reduction box

you can only turn the input shaft. you cant turn the output shaft (in this case the axel) because it is bacily tring to push a wall with a very slight slop

so if i use a worm gear axle do i still have to have a parking brake? :D

Originally posted by fcfred
I bet it would hold up pretty well, wonder why they went away from the worm gear?

Because of the inherent friction and gear reduction. 2.5 tons use a worm gear and are I think 6.72:1. As stated, they are self braking, ya cant turn the pinion by turning the ring gear. look at winches (ramsey re9000, 12000, and husky 8000) as an example, worm gear winches are stong and SLOW, for rear ends, modern speed limits basically put them to the wayside. The model T was great, went basically everywhere, but at the time, max speed was about 30, no way it could compete on todays highways. Besides, the axles were 2 piece, and the carriers were a joke compared to todays axles, but they only had to deal with about 25hp and 1300 lbs. Stick to comparing apples to apples, not apples to petrified oranges. It was a grand design in its day. I've seen pictures and postcards of model T's going through mud deeper than todays rigs with 33's could handle, but the trade off was high speed, handling, and safety of the day.


Kwrangln

Originally posted by Chief Yelling Alot


gee i dono


engine dies

SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH :rolleyes:
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