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Re: Man, you're always the same. A+ :) (+) Posted by CMyles [Email]  (#1126) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from CMyles) on Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:05:31
In Reply to: Man, you're always the same. A+ :) (+), Siegfried, Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:35:29 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Sieg,
Yeah man, wish I could speak Russian just half as well as you speak English. The "Inner driver" and "companion flange" are the same item (#8722472). "Companion flange" is a term that's not used in America very often and tends to confuse American mechanics. "Inner driver" works better over here. I've heard guys call it a "Stub axle" too, but that's just wrong (or at least silly). I call the circular, aluminum gizmo that's held to the transaxle main case by six bolts (#8711160) the "Companion flange housing" and hope that limits the confusion. The EPC calls it the "Bearing seat" but (I feel) that that's not sufficiently descriptive for conversation here. Saab only ever used two different companion flanges on the C900. Through mid 1986 there was the small diameter flange that can be identified by the three rings around it's shell. Those haven't been available new for quite a while. A smaller tripod bearing was used with those. In mid '86 (as I recall) Saab went to a larger diameter shell with a larger bearing. The shaft was the same and it plugged right into the transmission without any modification and the larger tripod fit right on the end of the axle shaft as well, so older cars could be retro-fitted with the new larger companion flange and tripod bearing. Externally you can identify the larger companion flange by it's two rings instead of three but be aware that whichever c. flange you're looking at the outer most ring is concealed by the rubber boot when it's in the car. Put another way: If you see a boot and two rings it's an older, smaller style c. flange. If you see a boot and one ring then it's the newer, larger style c. flange. You can put the older, smaller tripod bearing into the newer, larger c. flange by mistake (talk about vibration!) but not the newer, larger tripod into the older, smaller c. flange (won't go). People sometimes make that mistake (small tripod, large c. flange) and then wonder what all the shaking is about. Most early cars (over here) have been retro-fitted with the newer components and it's kind of rare to see a car with the old three ring c. flanges. Right now I see that the site sponsors are kind of short on aftermarket c. flanges but good used ones are still pretty plentiful. Cheers.
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