Sv: Trist utvikling for Think.

[Caspar]

http://www.imaxle.co.uk/about-us

[El rayo]

Bra, Caspar,

sender de ut av landet?

[Caspar]

Ja, jeg fantvden på et Peugotforum og det var flere som hadde brukt de der

[Lynet]

Så bra ut, men så vidt jeg så var det kun for bakaksler med stabstag (innvendig torsjonstav). På Think er ytre lager tett i endedekslet.

[Think]

Ian and Martin I M axle can deliver both with and with out roll bar. I visited them last time I was in England. They can also supply by mail bearing kits for think axles if beam is not badly corroded allowing repair. I brought back an axle with roll bar which Electrolux has on test. This had the standard 30 cm centre centre set up on the shock absorber mounts. This seems a bit soft so we plan to try increasing this somewhat.

The set of bearings I brought with me were used to repair a car on Finnøy. Plan to order more. All parts are available mail order. We are looking at getting a pallet of think axles made up and shipped to Stavanger. Any body interested 91518255?

[El rayo]

standard 30 cm centre centre set up on the shock absorber mounts. This seems a bit soft so we plan to try increasing this somewhat.

If I understand you correctly, increasing the distance of shock absorber end mounts will not give you stiffer springs, only raise the rear end higher off the ground.

There is also the possibility of the shock absorber being pulled out too far and getting damadged.

[Lynet]

Skal du ha hardere fjæring må torsjonsstavene skiftes. Å endre fjærhøyde kan nok gi bilen dårligere kjøreegenskaper.
Etter min mening er fjærene på Think harde nok på norske fartshumper....

[Think]

Well electrolux is complaining that the roll bar axle seems softer ie it bottoms on the speed bumps. So we could pull it apart and rebuild it with ex Think torsion bars if these are so special and the only ones that will work. Think + P106 elektrisk torsion bars er 19 mm dia Noen P106 Bensin biler ha 18 mm. Mulig forklaring på problemet..
I have built thinks with back axles taken from P106 electric using 30 cm cemtre and the ride height is identical and the car seems unaffected comparing the ride before and after. So I suspect some of the thinks used the P106  electric back axle. The torsion bars are the same diameter. Ian and Martin insist 30 cm is the standard set up for the petrol burning axles aswell. For my part I was thinking of moving the spline say one tooth and rechecking the center center if it is still 30cm rebuild and road test. Am just trying to find the correct settings. I am using my amthink 30 000 km and drives like new as a reference. It is though quite a lot of work so it would be cool to get this right if we are gonna order replacement axles from imaxle... Another thought is that the shock absorbers on the electrolux car are beyond there use by date ie need replacing.

[elektrolux]

Jeg bruker samme støtdemperene som på den originale akslingen, men de har kjørt over 100000 km.

På den originale akslingen bunnet de ikke, men de har nå en noe kortere "reaksjonslengde" og er som nevn velbrukte.

Tror jeg skal prøve å bytte demperene først. Har noen Am-dempere med kun 30000km

[Think]

Martin at IMaxle confirmed that the roll bar axle I brought back has 18mm torsion bars. So looks like Lynet and El-rayo are onto something unfortunately we will probably have to change the torsion bars on the axle Electrolux got from me. Martin is going to make up a 19mm torsion bar non roll bar axle for me so mebe we can finally figure out how the think axles were configured.