Re: SER1 Differential woes.....

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True.  They're the same folks who manufacture and supply Great Basin Rovers
here in the states.

Peter Vollers
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diana Alan" <dianaa@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 5:56 AM
Subject: Re: SER1 Differential woes.....


> Dear fully floating people.
>
> Don't quote me on this, but I believe that Mal Storey Maxi-Drive
Engineering
> in Queensland Australia makes replacement axles for fully floating Series
1.
> He makes them for everything else.
>
> This is the same person who manufactures Maxi-drive lockable diff centres.
> He has a series 1 himself.
>
> It would be worth contacting him.  His website is:
> http://www.4wdworld.com.au/products/maxidrive/index.htm
>
> Diana
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "MARTIN" <m@xxxx.xxx>
> To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 9:29 PM
> Subject: Re: SER1 Differential woes.....
>
>
> Ian,
> They must have been Craddocks old stock, because I tried about a year ago
> when they were still listed. The ones they still had stocked under the old
> number were in fact the later Series 2 shafts, because I asked them to
> measure them tip to tip.
> I too would be interested to know if the lightweight shafts are the same
as
> the Series One fully floating versions.???
> Regards
> Martin
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Iain McKenzie" <iain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
> To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 10:17 AM
> Subject: Re: SER1 Differential woes.....
>
>
> > At 00:16 10/11/2004, you wrote:
> > >Hello Hennie,
> > >
> > >to add to Allan's account of axles & diffs, there was a brief run from
> > >1956 to 58 when the S1 rear axle was available with fully floating half
> > >shafts - this was standard equipment on the 107 Station Wagon and an
> > >option on the 88" models and the 109 S1 pick up. These are therefore
> > >narrow track halfshafts (shorter than the S2 fully floating halfshafts)
> > >and very difficult to source.
> >
> > Craddocks do, or did have fully floating S1 halfshafts in stock a couple
> of
> > years ago. I bought a couple to rebuild my 86" back axle after breaking
a
> > halfshaft. These, and some hubs off  a dead Series 2 axle did the job a
> > treat. Even managed to find a pair of 'knobbly' drive flanges so it
> matches
> > the front axle, rather than the round Series 2-3 ones.
> > Wether these halfshafts were mega rare old stock Series 1 parts, or
> readily
> > available Lightweight parts, I don't know...
> >
> > cheers
> > Iain
> >
> > 1954 86" recovery truck
> > 1954 107" 'box van'
> >
> >
> > >I read somewhere that the Lightweight 2A/3 models had narrow track
axles
> > >and their halfshafts were a direct replacement for the fully floating
S1
> > >axle. Can anyone confirm this?
> > >
> > >Chrz
> > >
> > >Jeremy
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >To change subscription see www.landrover.net/series1/mail
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Iain McKenzie
> > www.fairmilerestorations.co.uk
> >
> >
> >
> > To change subscription see www.landrover.net/series1/mail
> >
>
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