weight, rover axles

[orange rover]

anyone knows the weights of a rear and front rover axle? including diff, brakes and the lot but excluding wheels.

ie unsprung weight less wheels.

cheers

orange

[simonr]

About 120kg.

Bit more for Salisbury axles.

Si

[clbarclay]

This thread has some unsprung axle weights I measuered during a rebuild, but they are slightly modefied with 6mm diff pans and sleeved track rods. IIRC the rear axle may not have had any oil in it either.

[orange rover]

This thread has some unsprung axle weights I measuered during a rebuild, but they are slightly modefied with 6mm diff pans and sleeved track rods. IIRC the rear axle may not have had any oil in it either.

thanks for the link - 120 or 160 kg is quite a difference. anyone knows for sure?

[gav-]

using the highly calibrated mums weighing scales.

i weighed a front axle at 130kg and a rear axle of 110kg. this is complete with disc brakes and without wheels.

hope that helps

[lensen639]

thanks for the link - 120 or 160 kg is quite a difference. anyone knows for sure?

It's not 160 kg, I dont know the exact weight but I think about 80/100kg ( excluding wheels ) Its easy to lift with 2 persons. I own a couple of C303 portals, they are build much heavier and I think they are about 160 kg.

[orange rover]

using the highly calibrated mums weighing scales.

i weighed a front axle at 130kg and a rear axle of 110kg. this is complete with disc brakes and without wheels.

hope that helps

thanks - that helps. 20 kgs more for front axle compared to rear sounds about right.

[clbarclay]

I know 160 does sound high, that was with the axle fixed to the vehilce so you have the some additional weight from the radius arms, panhard rod and drag rod, plus the 6mm diff pans and steering link sleeves. For those of you that may have just skim read This was not a standard axle and fitted to a chassis, which was what I had to hand at the time

Just to clarify the above was

"a measurement of the force exerted down to the ground, when the axle is mounted to a vehicle, with the springs removed and the chassis supported to cancle out the sprung weight."

I have just done the same for the front axle on another RRC at home which had its springs and dampers removed to go on another RRC and had standard axles and steering. The RRC was made in 1987 and was fitted with the genuine Polybush comfort blue bushes.

A scale was placed under one tyre and a block of wood under the other to ensure that the axle wasn't articulated.

The chassis was jacked up so that the distance between bumpstops and axle was approximately standard ride height.

The scale was used to meaures both sides seperately.

The wheels and tyres where then removed and weighted.

Force acting down on left hand side was 86.9 Kg

Force acting down on right hand side was 103.8 Kg

Weight of left wheel+tyre assembly was 25.7 Kg

Weight of right wheel+tyre assembly was 25.2 Kg

Therefor 103.8+86.9-(25.7+25.2) = 139.8 Kg

I don't have a figure for accuracy of the scales so nominally 140 Kg give or take.

[orange rover]

thanks clbarclayfor the explanation - it makes sense to me now.

cheers

orange

[clbarclay]

Forgot to add, the propshaft was not fitted for the 140 Kg measuement.

Its good to see I'm not the only one that understands my explinations. Now if only people could read my hand writing

[orange rover]

Now if only people could read my hand writing

have the same problem - both parents being doctors - never had the chance to learn ;-)