i believe the straps offer a little tension and allow a little
movement between the diff and the end of the gearbox. it seems
like it would be a little easier to produce than a splined
shaft. and maybe there was something else keeping you from
disconeccting it. oh well, once again it's just my oppinion.
and mine works fine the way it is, and i am not going to replace
it if it's not broken. it may be a little out of balance, but
that's it.
thanks for explaining your reasoning.
--- Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net> wrote:
>
> Well, all I have to say is, "If you can do it that way, you're
> a better
> man that I am."
>
> My drive shaft was wedged in there so tightly that without
> removing the
> straps, it would not budge.
>
> Joe
>
> P.S. I thing Triumph intended it that way, Otherwise, why put
> those
> straps in at all. It would have been cheaper to build a solid
> mount on
> both ends than fabricate the straps and the 2-piece coupling.
> And we
> all know how austere Triumph was.
>
> Joe
>
> nikolai jaremka wrote:
> >
> > i think you are a little misguided, joe. i have the strap
> type
> > on my car and i've also had the driveshaft out more than
> twice
> > without undoing more than 8 bolts (4 at the gearbox, and 4
> at
> > the diff).
> >
> > --- Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > nikolai jaremka wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > However, with that said, if you can find a shaft with
> a
> > > slider
> > > > > joint on
> > > > > one end, that is a much better way to go than the
> strap
> > > type.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > why?
> > >
> > > Because in order to take it off and put it back on again,
> all
> > > you have
> > > to do is remove the flange, not both the flange bolts and
> the
> > > bolts that
> > > hold the straps on. As you probably already know, the
> strap
> > > type
> > > collapses somewhat when the straps are removed, enabling
> the
> > > flange to
> > > come away from its mating surface on the differential.
> The
> > > sliding
> > > joint does this without having to remove anything but the
> > > flange bolts
> > > (4 rather than 8)
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Joe
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> > > -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
> > >
> > >
> >
> > ===
> > nikolai jaremka
> > 72 spitfire mkIV
> > east aurora, new york
>
> --
> "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
>
>
>
===
nikolai jaremka
72 spitfire mkIV
east aurora, new york
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