[Healeys] Drive shaft alignment

WILLIAM B LAWRENCE ynotink at msn.com
Fri Apr 30 21:26:14 MDT 2010


I think Dave Nock's response is correct, but perhaps a little confusing. He
says that the DRIVING yokes should be at 90 degrees. The first DRIVING yoke is
on the slip joint and transmits torque to the first DRIVEN yoke. The second
DRIVING yoke is on the end of the driveshaft and transmits torque to the
second DRIVEN yoke which is attached to the differential. Thus the first
DRIVEN yoke and the second DRIVING yoke (being on the ends of the driveshaft)
are in the same plane while the DRIVING yokes are 90 degrees out.
Bill Lawrence

> From: frogeye at porterscustom.com
> To: coudesluijs at chello.nl; healeydoc at sbcglobal.net
> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:15:45 -0600
> CC: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Drive shaft alignment
>
> Have to agree with Kees on this one.
> dp
>
> frogeye at porterscustom.com
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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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