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Rockstomper, makes these driveshafts, this shows a standard shaft thickness, the heavy duty ones you buy from a driveline shop, i have run and snapped both types!
ALSO
the third section of shaft in the pic is the rockstomper heavy duty shaft!!
I am running something similar, front and back
the only problems are bearings, heavier = more weight on pinion and transfer bearings, and balancing, if you got them balanced it would take a bit of weight, also makes the weak point the unis
Anyone seen the tom woods shafts that have a greased sleeve tube over them? Theory being that you hang the shaft up on something the outer sleeve stops and the shaft inside keeps spinning and moving power through.. I think I have a little mpeg video of it here somewhere??
Last edited by Wendle on Thu Jan 16, 2003 9:13 am, edited 1 time in total.
Wendle wrote:Anyone seen the tom woods shafts that have a greased sleeve tube over them? Theory being that you hang the shaft up on something the outer sleeve stops and the shaft inside keeps spinning and moving power through.. I think I have a little mpeg video of it here somewhere??
email it to me!!
also, yeah, i have three of them and a spare 5 billion dollars cool idea though, just a little expensive especially to us downunder "po white trash folk" :(
Wendle wrote:Anyone seen the tom woods shafts that have a greased sleeve tube over them? Theory being that you hang the shaft up on something the outer sleeve stops and the shaft inside keeps spinning and moving power through.. I think I have a little mpeg video of it here somewhere??
Would like to see one, sounds like something i need considering the way i hit my shaft at freds.
Wendle wrote:Anyone seen the tom woods shafts that have a greased sleeve tube over them? Theory being that you hang the shaft up on something the outer sleeve stops and the shaft inside keeps spinning and moving power through.. I think I have a little mpeg video of it here somewhere??
Cool idea. It would also help to stop walking the truck sideways when you're hung up on a rock, log etc
I have two Heavy duty D/shafts (7mm hydro tubing).
I am not two worried about the side effects as my rig is towed every where and only does small distances.
However i am also making a spare square shaft, the bueaty is you can make one shaft for front and back as there is massive amounts of slip.
The square shafts have been used with great success both here and in the states.
They are a very cheap alternative to the standard shaft.
For all you guys about too run out and fab up a heap of square shafts be warned as there main use in life is to be a emergency short term replacement or spare, deffently not something you would be driving around on every day.
The whole idea of it is so you can carry one shaft to suit the front and back and if you break a shaft while your out wheeling its enough to finish the weekend and get you home.
That's what I used. Can't coment on it yet as it only went in on Thursday evening and haven't really tried it yet. I also put a grease nipple on it up near the gearbox end. It may last but it it gets knocked off - nothing has been lost.
I put the 50mm shs at the diff end as this will receive the most damage and as such, I believe that if the 40mm shs were there, then any damage may stop it sliding into the larger. By putting the male at the lower end, the mating surface of the slip joint are unlikely to be damaged.
RUFF wrote:The only prob with the way you have made this Dave is that you will get a lot of crap in the shaft with it that way. Especialy in mud.
Drill a couple small holes down the bottom near the pinion to let the water out. Maybe run a shock boot cable tied over the slip? Not that the boot would last long, but it's gotta help...
RUFF wrote:The only prob with the way you have made this Dave is that you will get a lot of crap in the shaft with it that way. Especialy in mud.
Drill a couple small holes down the bottom near the pinion to let the water out. Maybe run a shock boot cable tied over the slip? Not that the boot would last long, but it's gotta help...
the shock boot, or the holes are GREAT ideas!! i even had a shock boot to put on mine...but lazy
i have used the female (larger tube) at the top, for self draining, and the male at the lower side, this setup has taken some serious abuse!
I was going to do the shock boot thing but can't see myself getting around to it. Reason for this is that I took bj's advice and lubed it up good and propper and as such, grease flings everywhere with each revolution of the shaft. The holes are a good idea though.
cool idea though, just a little expensive especially to us downunder "po white trash folk" :(
