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Section G (Rear Axle)
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REAR AXLE
SPIRAi..
BEVEL
DRIVE
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
A semi-floating rear axle with detachable taper­
mounted hubs incorporating a spiral bevel final
drive is fitted to some Rapier cars.
Crown wheel and bevel pinion adjustment is
provided by disposition of shims adjacent to the
taper roller bearings carrying the differential
housing and the bevel pinion shaft, described In
detail in this section.
The complete differential assembly is detachable
from the axle casing after removal of the axle shafts,
when major attention to the unit is required. The
axle shafts are fully machined and supported at their
outer ends on ball bearings.
BEVEL PINION HOUSING OIL SEAL
(Fig. 9)
In the bevel pinion housing an oil seal is fitted just
to the rear of the propeller shaft drive coupling.
Fig. 9. Cross
section of rear axle