[Healeys] Drive shaft alignment

[Dave Porter]

Have to agree with Kees on this one.
dp

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-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Oudesluys
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 10:27 AM
To: David Nock
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Drive shaft alignment

I must disagree. On all drive shafts I have seen the yokes are paralell 
to each other. That is also the theory otherwise you cannot have a 
constant velocity for the in and out going shaft.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL


David Nock wrote:
> All driveshafts will be the same no matter if there are 2 or 3  
> Universals in the shaft. The driving member at each end of the  
> driveshaft  must be at 90 degrees to each other.
>
> Originally  on all British cars there is an arrow stamped in the  
> sliding yoke, these should be aligned if the driveshaft is original.  
> If they are not there then look at the driving member on the front  
> yoke and the driving member on the rear yoke. They should be at 90  
> degees to each other.
>
>
> David Nock
> British Car Specialists
> Stockton Ca 95205
> 209-948-8767
>
> www.britishcarspecialists.com
> .
> .
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