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Nylon as driveshaft spacer
Nylon as driveshaft spacer
When I was in the local bearing shop the other day I was looking at their nylon rods and an idea sprung to my head. Will the nylon be strong enough to use as a driveshaft spacer? I've made up a driveshaft spacer for the front end out aluminium but it was a pain because the only stock material I can get is square so there is heaps more machining involved. Whereas the nylon already comes in a round rod and is very easy to machine the lips into and drill the holes etc.
Will the material hold up to the stresses in the driveline?
Cheers for any insight!
Will the material hold up to the stresses in the driveline?
Cheers for any insight!
More Suzuki parts going to the big Suzuki Heaven in the sky!
Re: Nylon as driveshaft spacer
But if you were to make the, then yes, it will be strong enough.Kitika wrote:When I was in the local bearing shop the other day I was looking at their nylon rods and an idea sprung to my head. Will the nylon be strong enough to use as a driveshaft spacer? I've made up a driveshaft spacer for the front end out aluminium but it was a pain because the only stock material I can get is square so there is heaps more machining involved. Whereas the nylon already comes in a round rod and is very easy to machine the lips into and drill the holes etc.
Will the material hold up to the stresses in the driveline?
Cheers for any insight!
MF
If it breaks there's a r chance it could smash its way into the cabin or hit the ground and lever the car onto its roof.
Don't do it. These are a precision part - the rebate and spigot on the yoke and flange are pretty critical. I wouldn't even use alloy, let alone nylon.
Steve.
Don't do it. These are a precision part - the rebate and spigot on the yoke and flange are pretty critical. I wouldn't even use alloy, let alone nylon.
Steve.
[quote="greg"] some say he is a man without happy dreams, or that he sees silver linings on clouds and wonders why they are not platinum... all we know, is he's called the stevie.[/quote]
Just to comment on this, mythbusters tested this theory, of memory the result was plausible, but extremely unlikely. Took them days to reproduce. Not that im siding with the use of nylon spacers here!Gwagensteve wrote:If it breaks there's a r chance it could smash its way into the cabin or hit the ground and lever the car onto its roof.
Don't do it. These are a precision part - the rebate and spigot on the yoke and flange are pretty critical. I wouldn't even use alloy, let alone nylon.
Steve.
- Exciting stock 96 Coily Sierra...
- Custom Roll Bar
- Diff breathers
30/31's to come...
- Custom Roll Bar
- Diff breathers
30/31's to come...
driveshaft spacers...
I made one out of a kitchen chopping board years ago...lol
(I'm gonna get smashed for that, I know....)
Anyhoo... needless to say, it only lasted about a year before it crapped out and I took it out.
(I'm gonna get smashed for that, I know....)
Anyhoo... needless to say, it only lasted about a year before it crapped out and I took it out.
1998 Vitara Hard Top 2.0 EFI
65mm springs (by Allsprings)
35mm body lift
Rancho RS9000's
235's on 15in alloys
Flipped strut mounts
65mm springs (by Allsprings)
35mm body lift
Rancho RS9000's
235's on 15in alloys
Flipped strut mounts
On a 4WD with a front driveshaft?
I think they used a RWD car dropping the shaft out of the gearbox.
I'd say dropping a front shaft in a 4WD woudl be much more likely to start the lever.
PS I have seen the result of a front shaft coming though the tunnel...
Steve.
I think they used a RWD car dropping the shaft out of the gearbox.
I'd say dropping a front shaft in a 4WD woudl be much more likely to start the lever.
PS I have seen the result of a front shaft coming though the tunnel...
Steve.
[quote="greg"] some say he is a man without happy dreams, or that he sees silver linings on clouds and wonders why they are not platinum... all we know, is he's called the stevie.[/quote]
If they'd watched much motor racing they need not have bothered. It can and has happened even on a RWD car.da13ro wrote:Just to comment on this, mythbusters tested this theory, of memory the result was plausible, but extremely unlikely. Took them days to reproduce. Not that im siding with the use of nylon spacers here!Gwagensteve wrote:If it breaks there's a r chance it could smash its way into the cabin or hit the ground and lever the car onto its roof.
Don't do it. These are a precision part - the rebate and spigot on the yoke and flange are pretty critical. I wouldn't even use alloy, let alone nylon.
Steve.
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In the front, it won't just lock the wheels and skid. The back will drive the car over the top of the shaft.
Steve.
Steve.
[quote="greg"] some say he is a man without happy dreams, or that he sees silver linings on clouds and wonders why they are not platinum... all we know, is he's called the stevie.[/quote]
They are! Some even try to sell them for $80 plus postage from Aus, *cough snake cough*. I hit Chris up to see what price he could do me and nearly backflipped, and he said he was thinking about stocking them all the time. I told him at that price you won't have trouble moving them.
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