[Mgs] MGB O/D Driveshafts

[Paul Osborne]

Thanks to all for the info, but, from where to where is the measurement taken?
paul

>I made up simple diagram to understand this many years ago.
>
>All you have to remember is 1", because the extra .125" is too hard to
>read.
>
>It is a bit counter intuitive though as the 3 sych 4 spd is longer than
>the 3 synch OD box.
>
>
>3 synch 4 spd   -   Early Banjo    short	30"
>3 synch OD      -   Early Banjo    Med. 	31.125"
>3 synch OD      -   Saulsbury      Long 	32"     
>4 synch 4spd/OD -   Saulsbury      Med.   31.125"
>
>The rarest driveshaft is the 1966-67 MGB GT with OD. (long)
>
>The banjo diff. is 1" longer than the Saulsbury
>
>
>
>
>Kelvin Dodd
>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: mgs-bounces+doddk=mossmotors.com at autox.team.net [mailto:mgs-
>>  bounces+doddk=mossmotors.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Paul Hunt
>>  Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 3:52 AM
>>  To: mgs at autox.team.net; Paul Osborne
>>  Subject: Re: [Mgs] MGB O/D Driveshafts
>>
>>  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.


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