Somora has made a further new addition to its very popular range of OPTIMAL products with the introduction of flexible couplings.

Sometimes also known as Hardy discs, after the inventor, John Leslie Hardy, these important components feature on rear wheel and all-wheel drive vehicles and are connected to the longitudinal shaft via the integrated precision steel sleeves.

If these couplings fail, often through normal wear, driving comfort is seriously compromised. OPTIMAL has in particular introduced coupling to combat this issue on many popular BMW and Mercedes models. 

OPTIMAL says the special construction of its flexible couplings in the form of innovatively arranged cord packs, a special rubber compound and high-quality steel sleeves enables the compensation of not only misalignments and axial play but also of juddering movements when starting the shaft or changing speed. This means irritating vibrations and juddering can be avoided.

The OPTIMAL F3 flexible couplings are manufactured in Germany on state-of-the-art machines and subject to the quality standards for original equipment as required by TS16949. An optimised, internal cord structure guarantees efficient torque transmission and the composite rubber body supports and protects the cord skeleton so that the entire system achieves excellent attenuation properties.

The OPTIMAL range offers wide coverage and is fully detailed on all digital cataloguing systems. OPTIMAL products are distributed in Ireland by Somora and are available from stockist nationwide.