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Ian Anderson · 11-20-06, 04:17 AM

Howard

Yes and no

the stresses in a threaded application are concentrated more at the top thread and reduce the further down the thread you go.

The picture was also said to be too general for him to give any opinion on the quality of the castings. And he did recomend going back to Ford for a replacement.

(From a metalurgist that specialises in fatigue stresses/failures with some pedigree as he took on ZF on some bad points on their box that failed on Mirages and won! (He won't pen an article yet but I'm still working on him!))

Ian

11-20-06, 04:17 AM	#17 (permalink)
Ian Anderson IanAnderson Gold Supporter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Heathrow, London, UK GT40: Dax 40 Mk1 (Rover3.9EFi) Posts: 1,318 Rep Power: 18	Re: Nfg!! Howard Yes and no the stresses in a threaded application are concentrated more at the top thread and reduce the further down the thread you go. The picture was also said to be too general for him to give any opinion on the quality of the castings. And he did recomend going back to Ford for a replacement. (From a metalurgist that specialises in fatigue stresses/failures with some pedigree as he took on ZF on some bad points on their box that failed on Mirages and won! (He won't pen an article yet but I'm still working on him!)) Ian __________________ Purchased a pile of bits said to be a DAX40, Got it on the Road June 2006 (Thanks Paul) Still tweaking EFi and getting used to driving with a grin on my face!