02-07-2018, 10:13 AM
(05-06-2018, 11:59 AM)Charles P Wrote:(05-06-2018, 10:57 AM)austin Wrote: Braced front axle on our Ulster:
Thanks.
Another plus of having a semi Girling front axle is the extra location point - which I don't have.
C
I observed this on Bob Booth's personal chummy and if it was anybody else I would not mention it.
To prevent front axle twist under hard braking he ran a small cable back to the radius rod as in Austin's pictures. Bob found a higher attachment point for the cable at the front axle, giving a leverage advantage. Where you ask, well this is where it gets imaginative.
The blanking plug on top of the stub axle was removed and a grease nipple inserted direct into the threaded king pin. A swaged loop at the forward end of the bracing cable was dropped over this grease nipple and presto! This was not his racing car. cheers Russell