jim_l Posted June 25, 2018 Posted June 25, 2018 I have a pair of these drive shafts in my garage, before you get too excited though, they served their purpose for 10 years on my 190Bhp XE then suddenly one of them started slipping at one of the pressed joints (think that is what the joints are but would appreciate someone enlightening me) Now, I had planned to look into fixing the slipping one and keeping them as spares, but when it went a member on here helped me out a lot, so I might be inclined to help you out with a sale or 'loan on deposit' arrangement. Of course they just may not cope with your power, may end up broken, or may need something done to make them more robust before you fit them. I am not sure what the options for fixing the slipping one are anyway (anyone? ) Jim Quote
Jonathan.edwards Posted June 25, 2018 Author Posted June 25, 2018 I would love to purchase these off you, or atlease one of. Assuming they're the right length. The press fit that is slipping on your shafts, I have welded, on my current shafts. Therefore I can swap the ends. and replace the Universal joints at the same time. Many thanks Quote
Stephen W Posted June 25, 2018 Posted June 25, 2018 7 hours ago, RussH said: This is rich coming from me, but a touch more mechanical sympathy might help too... You shouldn't need to kick the clutch to get it sideways with 270bhp.... I'm sure you can mind read sometimes. 1 Quote
Greg 1 Posted July 6, 2018 Posted July 6, 2018 yes agree. A sideways step off the clutch at 4000rpm + with that sort of HP isn't going to do an English diff or shafts any good at all. They are probably fairly reliable up to 200hp and even then you need to be a bit kind. Quote
Jonathan.edwards Posted July 8, 2018 Author Posted July 8, 2018 Ended up having the hub professionally welded. Rebuilt Jim’s old shafts, and we’re back in business. Quote
Brad Stone Posted July 8, 2018 Posted July 8, 2018 Where did you take the hub for welding? They've done a fairly decent job! Quote
s2rrr Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 Yep welding looks acceptable I would suggest getting the whole casting including welds crack detected. A little bit of dye penetrant shouldn't cost a lot or cause any problems. Just an additional safety precaution. Bob 1 Quote
Greg 1 Posted July 14, 2018 Posted July 14, 2018 Looks a pretty reasonable job particularly considering the obvious damage that was done. Quote
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