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Old 19th September 2009, 09:25 PM
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thanks everyone, sorry for late reply but have had major internet connection problems, now sorted by ME me & computers don,t usually get on.

thanks for your help with the propshaft idea,

Les G i like the idea of the balance weights

David, thanks for the pics , they really help, clears a few things up.
i,m going to give it a go.

so thanks for all the input.

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Old 20th September 2009, 01:53 AM
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i was going to make my own shaft but my rubber donut thing is all split and falling appart. i am going to take the plunge and just buy a new custom one as i know it will have to take some serious abuse with me behind the wheel
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Old 20th September 2009, 11:07 AM
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I can't believe that that Andy made you take the top off of your tunnel for that photo.

Yea I know, pain ain't he...

Actualy it was not a bother, coz I wanted to check out the donun anyway.
( You ain't the only one that drives like a loon Ash )

Also part of my rebuild is to lower and move forward the handbreak leaver.
I wanted to see how easy it would be.

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Old 20th September 2009, 01:13 PM
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Yea I know, pain ain't he...


David

tell you what !!!!!

i,ll buy the donuts at stoneleigh next year the ones with sugar on tho

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Old 22nd September 2009, 10:10 PM
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have you ever had an Eureka moment???????

well today whilst fabricating my own propshaft i was taking the center bearing housing apart to make the whole donor prop easier to handle,
after i,d got the center bearing apart i was left with the metal housing that holds the rubber vibration bush in place, so i took the rubber out of it & this now leaves me with in my opinion the perfect safety hoop for the prop,
i placed it onto the tranny tunnel tubes & raised it up on some 25mm sq tube that i had spare & lo & behold its a perfect fit, it allows the prop to rotate freely with enough space for slight movement at the gearbox end but in the event of prop failure it,ll stop the prop from coming thru the tunnel wall or dropping thru the floor, anyone see a prob using this?

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Old 22nd September 2009, 10:39 PM
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Erm...... can you still get the prop shaft on and off??
Does the UJ go through it, or does it unbolt?

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Old 22nd September 2009, 11:07 PM
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I try not to have Eureka moments.

Only ever had Two, both resulted in the arrival of my lads

Can't get a handle of your idea Andy

Afraid my brain is a bit FUBAR after the last week or so
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Old 22nd September 2009, 11:17 PM
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sorry had laptop prob, sorry for delay in reply,

i,ll try to explain a bit more clearly,
the hoop that originally held the center bearing on the donor prop, i,ve dismantled the bearing & removed the rubber internal bush, cut the bottom off the metal housing which now creates a safety hoop that i can bolt down onto the tranny tunnel frame,

maybe i should take a photo tomorrow?

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Old 22nd September 2009, 11:22 PM
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sorry had laptop prob, sorry for delay in reply,

i,ll try to explain a bit more clearly,
the hoop that originally held the center bearing on the donor prop, i,ve dismantled the bearing & removed the rubber internal bush, cut the bottom off the metal housing which now creates a safety hoop that i can bolt down onto the tranny tunnel frame,

maybe i should take a photo tomorrow?

andy
Yea, think I got it now....
Had visions of you welding it all inplace then thinking.
How the fug am I going to get the prop on...
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Old 22nd September 2009, 11:30 PM
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Yea, think I got it now....
Had visions of you welding it all inplace then thinking.
How the fug am I going to get the prop on...
David ...... oh come on, i know i,m not the sharpest knife in the drawer but even i wouldn,t have done that

as for the hoop, its a simple solution & its free, now you know i like lo-cost .

it works too.


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