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Making a front drive shaft using square

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Making a front drive shaft using square

Post by justinshere »

Hey

Want to know what people are using when making their own drive shafts. Was gunna use square 50x50 5mm inside 65x65 6mm but it still leaves a few mm slop?
What other people run?

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Post by dexter09 »

Ive seen people use 3 inch thick wall exhaust tube
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50x50x5 and 40x40 solid but cross drilled to loose some weight
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Post by hulsty »

why dont you use round section?
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Post by Weiner »

hulsty wrote:why dont you use round section?
Have to put a spline in it and all I guess.

Mines 50x50x5 and 40x40x4 and its got a bit of play but I have given it a flogging and its going perfect.

I just in a 1/8 BSP grease fitting, welded over the end of the 40x40 and pumped it full of grease, makes no noise.
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Post by hulsty »

Weiner wrote:
hulsty wrote:why dont you use round section?
Have to put a spline in it and all I guess.

Mines 50x50x5 and 40x40x4 and its got a bit of play but I have given it a flogging and its going perfect.

I just in a 1/8 BSP grease fitting, welded over the end of the 40x40 and pumped it full of grease, makes no noise.

Are you using the 40x40x4 as a slip joint inside the 50x50x5 instead of a spline connection?
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Post by Weiner »

hulsty wrote:
Weiner wrote:
Are you using the 40x40x4 as a slip joint inside the 50x50x5 instead of a spline connection?
Correct :armsup:
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Post by SIMMO84 »

That sounds like the dodgyiest thing i have ever heard. I like it :armsup: :armsup: :armsup: :D
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Post by Weiner »

SIMMO84 wrote:That sounds like the dodgyiest thing i have ever heard. I like it :armsup: :armsup: :armsup: :D
Sounds dodgy but it works smooth as :armsup: :armsup:
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Post by chunderlicious »

works very well. except with 50x5 you need to "machine" a groove into the 40x5. i prefer 50x4 and 40x5, makes less work. as for dodgey, who cares, it works and well. just vibrates a bit if you need to limp home on front wheel drive.
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Post by STIKA »

Just run a bead of weld down one edge of the smaller tube, then grind it until it a snug fit, but still allows the tail shaft to go in and out.
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Post by Matt_85Lux »

would it be possible to get a photo of a square one?
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Post by Weiner »

Matt_85Lux wrote:would it be possible to get a photo of a square one?
Picture these, but inserted into each other.

If you want I can get some pics of it fitted.

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Post by mhgill »

HA! I've never heard something so ridiculous yet so brilliant!!!

I wouldnt trust it on my car but hey if it works!
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Post by 4RUNNER_01 »

This is the best idea ever :armsup:
But some pics of it together will help and greasing system please im making 1 this weekend when i find some tube :D
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Old technology mine were 64x64x6 and 50x50x4 inner

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Post by justinshere »

Thanks for the info.
I just assumed everyone used bigger material
Well off to metalcorp

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