diff failures - Oil??
Discussion
HustleRussell said:
I used to race a Caterham with an Ital axle. New old stock Morris CWPs were used. The book fill quantity for the diff was less than a litre EP90 GL-4.
However the Caterham could corner a lot harder than a Morris Ital. The oil would simply sod off down the axle tube at the first sign of a corner, leaving the CWP to overheat. I wore a new diff out in a single day at Brands Hatch.
One solution would be improved baffles to keep the oil in the diff. As these weren’t allowed by regulations the next best solution was to add more oil.
I used to put three litres in. No problems thereafter.
this sounds like a more likely answer, either that or bad building of the diff, oil does very strange things when under g forces, i remember watching a video of fuel in a tank from i think atl, it goes into places you really wouldnt expectHowever the Caterham could corner a lot harder than a Morris Ital. The oil would simply sod off down the axle tube at the first sign of a corner, leaving the CWP to overheat. I wore a new diff out in a single day at Brands Hatch.
One solution would be improved baffles to keep the oil in the diff. As these weren’t allowed by regulations the next best solution was to add more oil.
I used to put three litres in. No problems thereafter.
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