Re: SER1 Automatic freewheel hubs

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Hi Bob,

They're probably a little better than that :-)  The top-of-the-line 
automatics made be Warner Gear (not Warn) locked when there was forward 
torque in the half-shafts and unlocked when reversed in 4x2 mode (I think 
-- its been a while since I looked at one).  To do this they had lots of 
fiddly bits that tended to break if you actually used 4x4 (modern 4x4's 
are designed for 90+% 4x2 onroad use -- fuel economy and operating noise 
are far more important than 4x4 performance or durability, no matter what 
the ads imply).  Since this doesn't sound ideal for a Series One I would 
shy away.

George E Sollish	Chief Engineer		Auto Gear Equipment
 			Project Manager		The Payne Lake Project

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005, Bob and Sue Bernard wrote:

> Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 11:48:25 -0700
> From: Bob and Sue Bernard <bobbnsueb@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
> Reply-To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> Subject: Re: SER1 Automatic freewheel hubs
> 
> Hi,
> I've heard they are freewheeling when you go downhill and that doesn't sound 
> very good.
> I wonder if they are left and right handed when you install them?
>
> Bob B
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> At 09:43 AM 7/29/2005, you wrote:
>> Hi all
>> A chap I know has purchased a set of "automatic" free-wheel hubs and has 
>> asked me to find out what I can about them.  Apparently there is no 
>> manufacturer's name on them, but "they are old".
>> Anyone had any experience of such a thing - good/bad?
>> Regards
>> Mike B
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