13-07-2018, 10:37 PM
Up until the screw-in torque tube in 1930 there were separate thrust and axial bearings. The crown wheel mesh was adjusted by shims. It is very fiddly to set up.
From 1930 onwards the angular contact bearings and the screw-in crown wheel adjusters appeared.
The screw-in torque tube didn't last long and pinion adjustment went back to shims.
It is possible my half-shaft was intended for the 1930 onwards short chassis axles. One less bearing so not such a length of machined surface needed. If this half-shaft were in the later axle the seal would then be where the thrust bearing is on my axle.
From 1930 onwards the angular contact bearings and the screw-in crown wheel adjusters appeared.
The screw-in torque tube didn't last long and pinion adjustment went back to shims.
It is possible my half-shaft was intended for the 1930 onwards short chassis axles. One less bearing so not such a length of machined surface needed. If this half-shaft were in the later axle the seal would then be where the thrust bearing is on my axle.
Jim