TT rear axel worm drive
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TT rear axel worm drive
Looking for a TT rear axel worm drive complete
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Re: TT rear axel worm drive
Do you just need the worm and the ring or a complete rear end??
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Re: TT rear axel worm drive
A couple of thoughts as you shop for a rear end:
They are not all the same. Early TT rear ends have a bead on the clam shell at the axle tube opening, later ones do not. Early TT rear ends have a differential shaft with two differential gears, later units have a differential spider with four gears. Early units have a plain axle housing cap, later units have a hole and plug. Also, there are two stock gear ratios, 5 1/16:1 (slow, harder to find) and 7 1/4:1 (slower, easier to find).
So, the point is be sure to get what you really want. Getting one that works is probably not too difficult, getting a specific set-up might be a little more challenging.
Good Luck!!
They are not all the same. Early TT rear ends have a bead on the clam shell at the axle tube opening, later ones do not. Early TT rear ends have a differential shaft with two differential gears, later units have a differential spider with four gears. Early units have a plain axle housing cap, later units have a hole and plug. Also, there are two stock gear ratios, 5 1/16:1 (slow, harder to find) and 7 1/4:1 (slower, easier to find).
So, the point is be sure to get what you really want. Getting one that works is probably not too difficult, getting a specific set-up might be a little more challenging.
Good Luck!!
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Re: TT rear axel worm drive
Putting Henry's comment into perspective, a 7:1 ratio gear set will have your engine
maxed at 20mph. Even slower if it is not rebuilt and balanced. A rebuilt and balanced
engine with a 5:1 gear set will do a comfortable 35 and have an upper end approaching
50. While the gear set is an important consideration, Model T engines were not balanced
at the factory - road conditions limited speed to a level that made doing so a waste of
money - so now, when we drive them on nice paved roads, we discover just how unbalanced
those engines were when we get them up to speeds they were not exposed to in pre-war days
and try to shake themselves apart going down the road.
maxed at 20mph. Even slower if it is not rebuilt and balanced. A rebuilt and balanced
engine with a 5:1 gear set will do a comfortable 35 and have an upper end approaching
50. While the gear set is an important consideration, Model T engines were not balanced
at the factory - road conditions limited speed to a level that made doing so a waste of
money - so now, when we drive them on nice paved roads, we discover just how unbalanced
those engines were when we get them up to speeds they were not exposed to in pre-war days
and try to shake themselves apart going down the road.
More people are doing it today than ever before !
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Re: TT rear axel worm drive
What Burger said. Unless you are doing nothing but parades, you want the high speed gear set.
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Re: TT rear axel worm drive
One other thing to remember is the size of tires you use!
Some have taller side walls - they effectively increase your final ratio over the road compared to lower side wall heights.
A club member with the same worm ratio as mine, but with lower height side wall tires actually went faster than me over all as he went up hills quicker ! …
Some have taller side walls - they effectively increase your final ratio over the road compared to lower side wall heights.
A club member with the same worm ratio as mine, but with lower height side wall tires actually went faster than me over all as he went up hills quicker ! …