[TR] More on the drive shaft

[Andrew S. Mace]

 Dave noted:


>Far be it from me to get in the way of your malty beverage but there may be
>many reasons for a sliding joint in the drive shaft on an IRS car.  One may
>be the fact that the engine/trans and the diff are both mounted with
>compliant (rubber) mounts.  Another is that if the shaft length were fixed
the
>length would have to be more accurate.  With a sliding joint it only needs to
>be able to adjust the actual distance wetwen the two ends.  Another reason
>may be that it is the same shaft they've been using all along so why change?

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Good reasoning, particularly with the torque of the bigger TR engines (4 or
6). Most Heralds did not have a sliding joint in the propshaft, but some did,
as did most of the 6-cyl. Vitesse/Sports 6 variants. Same with the GT6.

If nothing else, having the sliding joint (and having it function) sure makes
it easier to remove said propshaft. I used to have a lot of fun huffing and
puffing and levering on things to get solid Herald propshafts out. :(



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