[Mgs] MGB O/D Driveshafts

[Paul Hunt]

It's nowhere near as complicated as the previous poster implied (for both 
the prop-shaft and anything else).  Although some people do opt for a 
complete gearbox, OD and prop-shaft swap others don't.  Originally the banjo 
non-OD prop-shaft was 30" and the OD 31.125".  The Salisbury non-OD was also 
31.125" (and the same part number as the banjo OD) and the OD 32", but only 
on MkI cars.  MKII cars to the end of production with the all-synchro 
gearbox all used the 31.125" propshaft regardless of whether they had OD 
(LH-type), again the same part number as the banjo OD and the MkI tube 
non-OD.

PaulH.

----- Original Message ----- 
> Since we are on this topic,  have heard  2 different thoughts here .
> one says you can use the same shaft in both applications , one says
> you have to use a od shaft only with the od.  Thoughts??
>
>>We need to be careful about saying it's a bolt-on addition.  One can not
>>simply bolt an MGB overdrive unit onto an existing run of the mill non-OD
>>gearbox.  It takes a different shift mechanism, a different intermediat
>>spacer, a different output shaft, a wiring harness, and a different
>>driveshaft.