Strut Inserts And Rear Output Shafts

[tomahawk]

can anyone tell me a source for type 18 strut inserts??.

can anyone tell me if type 18 or 16 output shafts are different in anyway?.

[mark030358]

Tony Thompson racing has them. He showed me a whole buch of the castings about a month ago.

cheers
Mark

[tomahawk]

hi,
yes tony thompson has the castings,its the inserts i am after,or you may call it the damper.

[rgh0]

The only difference between the output shafts in the 2 castings is the location of the circlip groove on the shaft for locating the inner bearing. The type 16 has a thinner inner bearing and the circlip groove is thus closer to the locating shoulder on the shaft for the inner bearing compared to the type 18 shaft.

Often replacement shafts come with 2 grooves to suit either application. Alternatively it is easy to change a shaft from one type to the other just by getting the needed groove machined in the shaft.

Rohan

[patrics]

The last time I went to see Tony Thompson he had the strut inserts as well
Regards
Steve

[tomahawk]

thanks for all the info,much appreciated.

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