Project PHOENIX

[Rob Dyba]

The sprocket/drums are identical as in the black & white photo. Same number of studs, inner hub shape, even the machining grooves as in the photo. Will post piccs monday as my PC at home has no serial port, and the camera cable is at work also. Interestingly the drive sprockets are the same distance as a normal carrier IE the hub,drum & sprocket would be a direct replacment for a common carrier sprocket as far as the track is concerned. The diff they came from has a flat pinion drive flange (to accept a tail-shaft). The 8 bolts shown when viewed from inside the drum are not wheel studs specifically, just normal hex bolt heads. If we can ID the drums & inner flange from whatever truck they came from I see no problem reproducing a exact copy, and as it uses a normal carrier sprocket you should have a couple of those lying around by now Bob. I dug this diff up (literally) and used the hub bearings on my carrier, and was keeping the diff as a spare one as it still turns. For my next project the sprockets were perfect, hence the need to find out what drums are fitted (drums have rust holes in them).


Rob