Anyone broken an LSD diff output shaft before?
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got pics of the failure?? jagged or smooth smooth is (aparently) an overload failure, the kind of failure you would expect if you were wheelspinning and suddenly found traction and shock loaded the drivetrain :)

turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)

Denis O'Brien.

I'm with you Evo, the part has been in for four seasons and it's taken some shit. Hit plenty of curbs, and taken loads of sudden jolts of power before now.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

It was smooth I dont got a pic because I trew it about a mile in a fit of anger :0
but the brake looked like a shear as aposed to the pic on the other page We where only runing 130hp and around 120fp they should be more than man for that lost the blody race and all,
regards,
PH

I ended up at Curborough in the pouring rain all day in my standard Rover Mini Cooper ( my daily driver ), 2 race cars both broke, my ex Phil Short car has got a misfire I've not had time to fix and the 998 Turbo has got a broken crank.

I've never seen a input shaft broke like that either

By the way Will, I never made the Owen meeting at Curborough. A couple of meetings before I ended up modifying the earth bank on the first bend at Curborough with the roof of my new motor.

That sound bad Graham, I was looking forward to a little race too. we ran mid 35s all day which we were a little dissapointed with.

We'll be at Curborough again in October if you're around.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

doesnt look like the fatuige failure iv seen when i was at college. Sharp edges where unnoticed cracks reasonate from, the mark grows un-noticed, opening and cloing but being very fine line which can go unoticed even if searched for, then when you get to the point of failer, the point where the remaining part of the shaft cant handle the power it will snap. The tell tail of this type of failer is smooth area where the crack was allowed to "open n close" and where it hits the failer point you will see cast type marking and grain structure
tis one of the few things i remember from that college lession

David.

beach marks there isnt any

Will,


I may well see you in October, I've had a very short season this year due to work commitments, so might do a few in October.

The mod prod is is all repaired an ready to race again exept for the misfire I mentioned.Not had time to find out whats causing it yet.