Grade 8 failure?
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:40 pm
Mike
But the MG clutch had the right price!
I remember about 20 years ago the Spanish gov't had some issue with the
Formula 1 teams and ask them to inventory every part and tool and give its
value. Lotus was the only team that knew what every bolt cost. Ferrari, on
the other extreme, did not have a clue what anything cost, "it doesn't
matter".
Ken
'69 Lotus Elan +2 with BDR
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Subject: Re: [LotusElan.net] Re: Grade 8 failure?
On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:24:15 +0100 Pete Taylor <elansprint71@
<mailto:elansprint71%40btopenworld.com> btopenworld.com> wrote:
Engineer too (long ago): failures yes, could have been catastrophic.
The Austin-Healey Sprite (and its Austin A30/35 parent) has its front
suspension upright clamped to a threaded pin that runs in the lower
wishbone ("A-arm") Using a thread as a bearing means that the pin will
eventually see daylight. BTDTGTTS.
The Lotus Elite, Type 14, uses the rear drive-shaft ("axle-shaft" in USA?)
as the transverse locating member. It also suffers very badly from
vibration (due mainly to the 4,500rpm clutch from an MG fitted to a
7,500rpm engine). When the half-shaft bolts shake loose the handling
goes to pot -- and if you've any sense you promptly stop to find out
why. BTDTGTTS.
The Lotus Elite Type 74, and its sister the Eclat, has a highly loaded
bolt in the rear suspension that does break. Apparently this makes it a
bit squirelly but the suspension doesn't immediately come apart.
Mike
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But the MG clutch had the right price!
I remember about 20 years ago the Spanish gov't had some issue with the
Formula 1 teams and ask them to inventory every part and tool and give its
value. Lotus was the only team that knew what every bolt cost. Ferrari, on
the other extreme, did not have a clue what anything cost, "it doesn't
matter".
Ken
'69 Lotus Elan +2 with BDR
_____
From: ***@***.***lto:***@***.*** Behalf
Of Mike Causer
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 4:59 PM
To: ***@***.***
Cc: ***@***.***
Subject: Re: [LotusElan.net] Re: Grade 8 failure?
On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:24:15 +0100 Pete Taylor <elansprint71@
<mailto:elansprint71%40btopenworld.com> btopenworld.com> wrote:
Engineer too (long ago): failures yes, could have been catastrophic.
The Austin-Healey Sprite (and its Austin A30/35 parent) has its front
suspension upright clamped to a threaded pin that runs in the lower
wishbone ("A-arm") Using a thread as a bearing means that the pin will
eventually see daylight. BTDTGTTS.
The Lotus Elite, Type 14, uses the rear drive-shaft ("axle-shaft" in USA?)
as the transverse locating member. It also suffers very badly from
vibration (due mainly to the 4,500rpm clutch from an MG fitted to a
7,500rpm engine). When the half-shaft bolts shake loose the handling
goes to pot -- and if you've any sense you promptly stop to find out
why. BTDTGTTS.
The Lotus Elite Type 74, and its sister the Eclat, has a highly loaded
bolt in the rear suspension that does break. Apparently this makes it a
bit squirelly but the suspension doesn't immediately come apart.
Mike
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com
GPG KeyID 1C2DDA07 WWW - http://www.mikecaus <http://www.mikecauser.com>
er.com
Flood the fen again! - Wicken Fen enlargement - http://www.wicken.
<http://www.wicken.org.uk> org.uk