About three weeks before SUNI I figured out I had a leak from the tail
housing of the transmission - turned out to be a combination of the
original driveshaft being a little short for the application (T5), the
tailhousing bushing being worn, and the tailhousing seal being old and
brittle.
When I took the driveshaft to our local reputable driveline shop
(Standen's, for those in the Calgary area) the guy quickly checked
things over and noticed that the yoke was worn out - the needle bearing
cap was loose in the yoke on one side. He did a bunch of checking but
couldn't find a local source for a new or used yoke, so I ended up
getting one from Modern Driveline in Idaho:
http://www.moderndriveline.com/index.html. Standen's then built the
driveshaft and it's now working great.
I ordered the yoke online and had it in my hands about three working
days later - pretty good for an international shipment. If they (or
another driveline specialist) can also supply the driveshaft flanges for
a 2" diameter .120" wall thickness driveshaft then you have all the
parts required for a driveshaft shop to build a brand new piece.
Cheers,
Theo
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net
> [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mountjoy
> Sent: July 26, 2009 12:51 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tigers Digest, Vol 3, Issue 284
>
> Jeff,
>
> You can have a drive shaft made reasonably. That is unless
> you "need" an original. Since you have two Tigers you
> already have the specs to have one made.
>
> I found out how reasonable they were to have made when I put
> a 5-speed in my Mk I and wanted a bit more length to be
> compatible with the new trans.
>
> I also had a drive shaft shortened on the LM Tiger when we
> were restoring it. Somewhere along the line it "became" too
> long to have free movement throughout the suspension's full
> travel without binding. This was also reasonably priced.
> (Ya think that's why the car did goofy things on the
> track??)
>
> Hard top trim? That's a gold mine, worth far more than a ol'
> drive shaft.
>
> FWIW.
>
> Darrell
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:07:39 +0100
> > From: Jeff Howarth <jeff@v8tiger.demon.co.uk>
> > Subject: [Tigers] spare drive shaft anyone? (propshaft)
> > To: tigers@autox.team.net
> > Message-ID: <vh9G5tBb1IbKFws+@v8tiger.demon.co.uk>
> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=us-ascii;format=flowed
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > does anyone have a spare drive-shaft they will see or swap ?
> >
> > I bought back my old tiger and somewhere along the line the
> DPO lost
> > it !
> >
> > I have some nice parts to trade if preferred. - pair of
> Rootes (Lumax)
> > lights, hard top rear window trims for example.
> >
> > If you can help please let me know, I will pay shipping
> >
> > Many thanks
> >
> > --
> > Jeff Howarth (CAT Mbr)
> >
> > B9470974 LRX FE
> > B38200204 LRO FE
> > B9472317 HOR FE - needing a drive sahft
> >
> >
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