New set has arrived! Front shaft uppgrade *Finland-Fix*

[spdracrm3]

the grease zerk thing has been done on the extended shafts ,i remember reading about it on the IX yahoo group when i first started looking into getting an IX ,the fellow said it worked well and didnt cause any imbalance. just hollowed out and cross drilled/tapped for zirk fitting ,and i think he took the zirk out and just left a plug in the hole when not greasing it.

[nomansland92]

I'd be interested in something like this if start selling them.

[Northern]

If this gets made and is a reasonable price, I'm in.

Would pay more if its easy to grease.

[Bmjpv]

front d/shaft

Yes I'm also a buyer for and upgraded front shaft with a grease fitting built in. Joe

[alloydix]

I'm interested

[jute91]

ok.

im getting the correct steel on next week, ill be adding the crease fitting into it. steel that im using is IMACRO M, its tempering steel, new mixture that has same strength than T4140, but its easier to machine and weld, thanks to lower Carb %, but it has 4 times that much Chrome than T4140 which makes it stiff...

T4140:
0.43 % C, 0.30 % Si, 0.70 % Mn, 0.035 % S, 1.10 % Cr, 0.20 % Mo

IMACRO M:
0.06% C, 0.30 % Si, 1.00 % Mn, 0.035 % S, 4.00 % Cr

i ordered some extra so i can make it for you too :) ill be posting picture when its ready..

[jP4]

Add me as an interested person.

[jute91]

only problem that i have is how do i send it from here Finland and how should we arrange payment? Will i collect all together and send to one person who shares them around there? or will i send every shaft invidually?

[Northern]

Probably cheapest to send everything in one shipment, but since I'm not in the U.S., I'd pay a little extra to get mine shipped direct.

[325ixa]

only problem that i have is how do i send it from here Finland and how should we arrange payment? Will i collect all together and send to one person who shares them around there? or will i send every shaft invidually?

price for europe?

[jute91]

well first i said price is 100 per each, but making of the splines lasts so long that i think it would be nice to get 150e each. And now it will gonna have grease nipple.. but i dont know how much shipping are.. need to find out it later..

[Northern]

Let me know when you know a final price

[jute91]

well is it good 150 euros which is now about 190 dollars? heat treateted, ready to weld..

Heat treated Imacro M is able to weld, when T4140 isnt... im making new shaft model with that grease nipple so you can see it. Imacro m -steel should be arriving this week.

[Bmjpv]

front d/shaft

Sound good, please count me in for one. Joe

[jute91]

sorry for this taking so long... i just had 2 weeks vacation of the school...
i got only wednesdays and thursdays time to make these things and i got only 4 hours for each... after all.. its only my school... not my job...
but however, yesterday i did 14 shafts to half way... need to drill lubrication channel and then make the splines... my school mate will do the splines for me. im now wondering do i need to give heat threatment to splines or not..
need to find out that..