Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Saw this on ABC's "New Inventors" the other night and thought you's might be interested if you missed it:

http://cvcoupling.com/index.php?option= ... &Itemid=58

Thompson coupling has been discussed on here before.

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/viewtopic ... n+coupling

Layto....

I would like to see if i could break a set!

Thompson's coupling was on the new inventors last night.. it won whatever...

I thought many guys on this forum would be keenly interested in it, especially the comp guys. Maybe someone could get the company as a sponsor and run his CV's? If its as good as they say it would be good fit to have it promoted in extreme 4x4 events.

I thought CV's were one of the most commonly busted things - and a PITA to change.

I ripped this from the site:

# Has no sliding or skidding surfaces whatsoever
# Can tolerate axial and radial loads without degradation
# Has no torque limitation, constructed to any torque level
# Does not require special lubrication
# Does not require a dust boot
# No wearing components except replaceable bearings and trunnions
# Is suitable for automotive tail or propeller shaft applications
# Is a true Constant Velocity Coupling as distinct from a cv joint
# Is less bulky than a double coupling or double Cardan joint.

Its an Aussie invention! I wonder for how long...[/b]

I tryed to buy shares in this as i think it will boom, but i missed out

grazza wrote:Maybe someone could get the company as a sponsor and run his CV's?[

You're an ideas man Grazza. I'd love to see how they go in a 4WD application. I believe they can be run instead of uni's on the drive shafts too.

grazza wrote:Saw this on ABC's "New Inventors" the other night and thought you's might be interested if you missed it:

http://cvcoupling.com/index.php?option= ... &Itemid=58

Very interesting website grazza.

That one they show looks like it'll be quite springy, have a lot of torsional give in it.

It'll be interesting to see how big and heavy they need to be for heavy duty applications.

it looks a bit large too me think about shearing one of those apart it'll be tearing into a heap of things around it unless you got lucky.

Other thing will be the size it looks like it needs to be pretty damn large for it to handle certain amounts of torque.