DastardlyDan
Active Member
I get several hundred car parts, of my own design, manufactured a month
I get several hundred car parts, of my own design, manufactured a month
DastardlyDan
Active Member
quick mashup of how I'd potentially throw it together:
Small extension housing, welded steel tube onto flanges. Ally bearing housing, with bearings held in by circlips. Splined shaft, with potentially an internal circlip machined into the haldex to retain it. Failing that, a step on the shaft, and a two-piece bearing housing to clamp in place.
Easy - but not cheap. Might do it 4 teh lulz
Small extension housing, welded steel tube onto flanges. Ally bearing housing, with bearings held in by circlips. Splined shaft, with potentially an internal circlip machined into the haldex to retain it. Failing that, a step on the shaft, and a two-piece bearing housing to clamp in place.
Easy - but not cheap. Might do it 4 teh lulz
GrumpyGel
Well-Known Member
Yes they would be especially useful with a VCU that doesn't have any error checking for tyres or overly stiff fluid. Once again though, they are the simpler things in the Haldex ECU - basically 2wd = don't use logic raise 0 volts, auto = use logic, 4wd = don't use logic raise 12 volts (or looking at your threads X amps).
Well unless DD is a Google or MS Paint king, I'm thinking he has a tad of ability in this area! Shame you can't load steel into a 3D printer
DastardlyDan
Active Member
Shame you can't load steel into a 3D printer
At the MACH exhibition last year, someone was showing off a 3D printer... which was basically a 3D printer, with a MIG welder strapped to the end of it.
They showed it off, by having a 2 foot tall "turbine blade", made from this horrible mess of weld blobs
In contrast, there was this thing of beauty - machined from one solid lump of ally
I *did* say I did, lol. But in all fairness, there's a lot of "Facebook engineers" floating about nowadays
GrumpyGel
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Absolutely, if you gave me a welder and asked me to produce a turbine blade - the result would probably look more like a bowl of porridge! (if I hadn't killed myself or burnt down 1/2 of Christchurch)
The limit of some people's engineering ability is to screw a spot light on their bumper - all-be-it a bit wonkey! But there are some who have the ability, experience and tools at their disposal to make wonderful creations should they desire to do so - such as making housings for Haldex units to replace VCUs! Bell's aren't the only people in this world with a lathe and welder - although you do do a very good job with them by all accounts
No, it was a reply to 3D printing.
Sounds like Freelander ownership for many.
DastardlyDan
Active Member
It's just a "meh, close enough" from the ebay ad at the start of the thread - in all likelihood, I'd end up using a VAG sourced unit, as whole 4-motion diffs turn up on fleabay for ~£80.
And you misunderstand; whilst I've had training on mills, lathes, waterjet cutters, etc - I'd just make the drawings, and email them out to a few companies. Whoever gives the best price, gets given the pennies :lol: I'd expect the housings and shaft to cost <£200, bringing in the costs to around £300.
Or.. £200 cheaper than a VCU (excluding the propshafts, which would bring it back to around the same price as a VCU)
