Originally Posted by
Hawke
My 50 year old Hawke DL11, has lost one of its circlips that prevent the front stub axle from coming out of the upright. Of course, it cant, as the brake disk is surrounded by the caliper. However, what it did, was push out the inner wheel bearing, so ultimalty the bearing could become detached, which would not improve my afternoon. It also gave me a braking issue, as the disk would just move from side to side.
I would suggest that using a circlip to hold an axle in place is a pretty poor design. Any ideas to improve?
At least in the 23 years I've been racing this car, it's the first time this has happened.