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Old 12-14-2020, 05:54 PM   #46
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Originally Posted by rice_classic View Post
yet I’ve solved the axle thing.

Not sure why it’s such a difficult puzzle. Keep the heat out of it, put in the good grease and let it breathe.
Is this what you did? Seems like a no brainer.
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Originally Posted by ayoshioka1 View Post
cusco drivers side axle heat shield



pn: 965-047-A
Why don't these guys do the same?
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During the 14-hour Daytona race, the car suffered just one issue: An axle failed as the nearby exhaust pipe got it just a little too hot.

“It basically burns the grease off,” Robb notes. “You have to run motorsport grease and motorsport boots.”
Alex is having some race-spec axles built. He figures they’ll last a season or two.
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/ar...-miata-answer/
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