on the other end of the straps there is a splined shaft, this allows the
strap fixture to flex in and out. I removed mine and cleaned it real well so
if it did need to flex it will.
I wouldn't make one that would not allow some type of movement, during
operation something is gonna have to give some place and if you hard fix it
in the car the only two places that would take up the movement would be the
front motor mounts and the diff. donuts in the rear.
-----Original Message-----
From: nikolai jaremka [mailto:njaremka@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 10:24 AM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Driveshaft
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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