[Healeys] Drive shaft alignment

[David Nock]

Sorry I meant to say that the end driving members are parallel	


On Apr 30, 2010, at 9:27 AM, Oudesluys wrote:

> 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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