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Old 20-06-2017, 06:20 PM
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Default Mk1 focus drive flanges help
Does anyone know if and what the difference is between 2.0. St170 and focus rs?
snapped shaft and flange on track on weekend.
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Old 20-06-2017, 07:14 PM
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I don't mate but my RS shafts are laying on the garage floor if you need any info?
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Old 20-06-2017, 07:59 PM
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It's the drive flange and hub size I'm interested in mate, the st ones that I have on the car
Seem so small and weedy, I'm scared now after what happened
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Well if it's confidence you're after I know of many high power mk1 focus rs's and I've never heard of them breaking a flange. Only twisting drive shafts
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Old 20-06-2017, 08:54 PM
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Just can't work out what happen, hub nut snapped and caused the flange to snap or vice versa?


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Bloody hell. How many times had that been on and off? Maybe over tightening?
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Once or twice? It's the flange that's split clean in half that's scary, luckily it happened on a slowish straight and not a fast corner
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Are those wheels group A? The nuts look very recessed.
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Yea with group a stud and nuts
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I wonder if the group A stuff contributed to it? I run group A on mine and haven't had a problem........yet.
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Hope not mate
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Could you measure your wheel bearing if you get the chance mate?
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Those nuts do look very deep.

Regarding your flange, I'm 95% certain they are all the same on 2.0 zetec amd ST170
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Just want to check that there ain't a beefy versions, in the grand scheme of it the group a wheels,nuts and studs can't be that much of a strain
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Agreed.... just an observation.

RS flanges I believe to be the same too. It's the hub carrier which differs to non RS models for the extra track width.
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