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King Cab Thorp Ball diff

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Yes people, I own the holy graal of the Astute serie but unfortunatelly I don't own the instruction sheet and one diff cup is missing.

Can someone scans and posts the instruction and has someone this cup please?

Many thanks.

Max

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Oh yes, it works great, many thanks.

Now I need the missing diff cup.

Where can I find it?

Max

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It's the 4957, the right diff cup.

Will search on ebay but I'm planning to cut and modify a wheel axle for rebuild the missing part.

Max

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Max,

I'm out of town for work, but I can buy it and ship it to you if you want.

Shoot me a message if you want me to do so.

Cheers,

B

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Why not?

Let me see if there's some more seller that has the part and will let you know.

Many thanks anyway.

Max

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no worries Max. I'm back in town hit me up if ya need me to scoop up that part for ya.

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Hi BadWagon, I had not the time until now to make a good ebay research.

Will do asap. Many thanks anyway.

Max

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Hi Badwagon,

it seems no one want to ship to Italy and don't know why.

Anyway I contacted the seller to understand if he can change his mind about this restriction.

I found a part that is very good for my Thorp transmission. The only part missing...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/380608027293?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Hope he will change idea...

Max

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Max, Jim's a great seller. I can buy it and ship it to ya if you want.

Just let me know.

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Yes I know him, I bought many times in the past years from him. I wrote him but he yet didn't answer me and this sounds strange.

Would you buy the item for me please?

Many thanks

Max

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Max, I've snatched it up for ya.

I'll take about a week for it to get to me.

I'll send it to ya ASAP.

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Max the balls you need are on the way to me. I'll ship all the parts out as soon as they arrive. :)

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Well!!! Thank you a lot, without your help I couldn't finish this little project.

Many thanks

Max

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Max, as you know it's all on the way. I threw in some goodies thrown in for the rat-shot as well. Lol.

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I thank you very much and I wait for the package.

Many thanks again.

Max

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Hi, as you know I'm writing an Astute Guide Thread.

As soon as possible I will write the 4th and last part (about the geartrain).

When will do it I'll speak also of the Thorpe Ball Diff and will assemble and disassemble it to make the pictures for the article.

Actually I had not the time to assemble the parts yet.

Hope to have the time to do it and write the article very soon.

I thank you again for the great help you gave me with the parts.

The movie I'm doing is keeping all my time and all my money, I hope to finish it very soon, enter the end of the summer I hope. I want to come back to normal life and to the hobby.

Max

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Hi BadWagon,

finally today I had the time to refirbish my King Cab Thorp differential gear and I had some bad news.

The adjusting screw head is gone and the screw needs to be replaced.

Then I found half of the 3/32 balls inside the differential gear, 6 instead of 12.

The spring washers are broken, the thrust washers are worn out badly but can be reversed and the left hand diff cup is worn out also.

Now I must to search for new spare parts again... Sob.

Max

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