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browrz

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82 posts

283 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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You guys are always a font of knowledge, so how about these ones…
-- Dam wipers seem to wipe everywhere but the beer-mat sized patches directly in your line of sight. New ones no different. Any magic tips?
-- How do you tell if you have a hydratrak diff? I’m beginning to develop an intense suspicion of mine not doing what it should….ie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38Or21q3nuc
-- Anyone sell a stiffer shorter anti roll bar for the cerb?

.Mark

11,104 posts

305 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Point 2. Mine has a plate/sticker on the diff that says Hydratrak - but I think there are other visuals too.

C3BER

4,714 posts

252 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Use the liquid which deflects rain. I have forgotten the name and I'm a lazy googler.

As for what does the diff look like.

http://tvrcerbera.co.uk/Gallery/thumbnails.php?alb...

SI-PEN

1,009 posts

266 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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C3BER said:
Use the liquid which deflects rain. I have forgotten the name and I'm a lazy googler.

As for what does the diff look like.

http://tvrcerbera.co.uk/Gallery/thumbnails.php?alb...
Rain X

browrz

Original Poster:

82 posts

283 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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SI-PEN said:
C3BER said:
Use the liquid which deflects rain. I have forgotten the name and I'm a lazy googler.

As for what does the diff look like.

http://tvrcerbera.co.uk/Gallery/thumbnails.php?alb...
Rain X
Defeatists!

C3BER

4,714 posts

252 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Cheers Simon, that's the liquid I used and after spending sometime putting it in it worked a treat.

Looking out the window now I could do with painting my house with it. hehe

Gray_101

1,118 posts

219 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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.Mark said:
Point 2. Mine has a plate/sticker on the diff that says Hydratrak - but I think there are other visuals too.
+1

Mines got a White sticker on the under side of the diff saying HYDRATRAK

Tanguero

4,535 posts

230 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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You definitely shouldn't be spinning the inside rear like that coming out of Ashes. That's where your speed over the line went!

browrz

Original Poster:

82 posts

283 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Gray_101 said:
.Mark said:
Point 2. Mine has a plate/sticker on the diff that says Hydratrak - but I think there are other visuals too.
+1

Mines got a White sticker on the under side of the diff saying HYDRATRAK
okidoki

browrz

Original Poster:

82 posts

283 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Tanguero said:
You definitely shouldn't be spinning the inside rear like that coming out of Ashes. That's where your speed over the line went!
Well I do favour that theory vs it being driver skill wink

BCA

8,651 posts

286 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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browrz said:
Gray_101 said:
.Mark said:
Point 2. Mine has a plate/sticker on the diff that says Hydratrak - but I think there are other visuals too.
+1

Mines got a White sticker on the under side of the diff saying HYDRATRAK
okidoki
I'd say it was a broken Hydratrak im afraid. As inconsistant as they are in feel/ locking, I wouldnt expect any LSD to allow that level of slip... the standard 4.2/S6 diff is a friction type, which IMHO is far more consistant and better for it. We've also suffered a broken hydratrak, if you know Shelsey hillclimb at all, it was my Dad that left a very very dark single line the whole length of the top straight... eek

We replaced it with a Quaife ATB, which is mighty - will eventually do the same to our new T350c. It is massively more consistant and locks up lightening fast - the result is far better traction in a TVR - it makes a fair bit of difference to your confidence in the car IMHO.

Don't think Dad got on well with Gurston, will try it in the T350 sometime though, looks like a good mix of fast and slow to me? smile

browrz

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82 posts

283 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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BCA said:
I'd say it was a broken Hydratrak im afraid. As inconsistant as they are in feel/ locking, I wouldnt expect any LSD to allow that level of slip... the standard 4.2/S6 diff is a friction type, which IMHO is far more consistant and better for it. We've also suffered a broken hydratrak, if you know Shelsey hillclimb at all, it was my Dad that left a very very dark single line the whole length of the top straight... eek

We replaced it with a Quaife ATB, which is mighty - will eventually do the same to our new T350c. It is massively more consistant and locks up lightening fast - the result is far better traction in a TVR - it makes a fair bit of difference to your confidence in the car IMHO.

Don't think Dad got on well with Gurston, will try it in the T350 sometime though, looks like a good mix of fast and slow to me? smile
ah ha...so tell me more about cost / time it took to repalce?
Other option i was wonderring about was to see if it could just be tightenned up?

did you see my second attempt at the hill and clip editting; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwMvGNmESKg
its a nice little course...main thing is its 15 mins from me!



Edited by browrz on Tuesday 13th September 22:44

BCA

8,651 posts

286 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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browrz said:
ah ha...so tell me more about cost / time it took to repalce?
Other option i was wonderring about was to see if it could just be tightenned up?

did you see my second attempt at the hill and clip editting; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwMvGNmESKg
its a nice little course...main thing is its 15 mins from me!
Yep, yep, seen it. Does look quite fun, and for a hillclimb, pretty safe!

Cost... err, lots. But as the car was 72k miles old at the time, we felt it necessary to get the diff effectively refreshed. I honestly cant remember the cost, but it was north of a grand and we removed/ re-fitted it ourselves. eek All done direct through Quaife - they dont list the Cerb on their website (or atleast didn't before) but it is the same unit as a Morgan Aero8 apparently and cost wise.

Not sure what you mean about tightening it up, hydratrak is not a friction type/ plate type diff, I think you could possibly replace the fluid/ rebuild it, but we used it as an opportunity to upgrade.

jackwibble

664 posts

188 months

Wednesday 14th September 2011
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Fitted Leven Technology arms and blades to mine a couple of months ago they are fantastic grip the screen like a limpet to a rock, the springs on my old arms were shot wobble

browrz

Original Poster:

82 posts

283 months

Wednesday 14th September 2011
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BCA said:
Yep, yep, seen it. Does look quite fun, and for a hillclimb, pretty safe!

Cost... err, lots. But as the car was 72k miles old at the time, we felt it necessary to get the diff effectively refreshed. I honestly cant remember the cost, but it was north of a grand and we removed/ re-fitted it ourselves. eek All done direct through Quaife - they dont list the Cerb on their website (or atleast didn't before) but it is the same unit as a Morgan Aero8 apparently and cost wise.

Not sure what you mean about tightening it up, hydratrak is not a friction type/ plate type diff, I think you could possibly replace the fluid/ rebuild it, but we used it as an opportunity to upgrade.
Thx. Mines only on 32k miles. Annoying the diff seems so useless. Wonder how much cheaper finding the non-hydra Cerb option diff would be? Your one more of a performance race one right? (Sounds good if so).

browrz

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82 posts

283 months

Wednesday 14th September 2011
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jackwibble said:
Fitted Leven Technology arms and blades to mine a couple of months ago they are fantastic grip the screen like a limpet to a rock, the springs on my old arms were shot wobble
Thx, will take a look

FeelTheNoise

90 posts

248 months

Wednesday 14th September 2011
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browrz said:
-- Anyone sell a stiffer shorter anti roll bar for the cerb?
Don't know if anyone sells them, but I know the cerb roll bars came in different sizes originally so if you currently have some of the thinner ones then you may be able to swap to OE thicker ones. Going by the poly bushes available, front came in either 22mm or 25mm, rear came in 18mm, 22mm, 25mm or 28mm.

Phil

JensenA

5,671 posts

259 months

Wednesday 14th September 2011
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Another vote for the Leven Wipers.

PS Great Vid thumbup

browrz

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82 posts

283 months

Thursday 15th September 2011
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FeelTheNoise said:
browrz said:
-- Anyone sell a stiffer shorter anti roll bar for the cerb?
Don't know if anyone sells them, but I know the cerb roll bars came in different sizes originally so if you currently have some of the thinner ones then you may be able to swap to OE thicker ones. Going by the poly bushes available, front came in either 22mm or 25mm, rear came in 18mm, 22mm, 25mm or 28mm.

Phil
Cheers Phil. Will have a look at what I have. Other than making new ones I wonder if there is any source of a range of sizes?

browrz

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82 posts

283 months

Thursday 15th September 2011
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JensenA said:
Another vote for the Leven Wipers.

PS Great Vid thumbup
Thx
And thx smile