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Making a front drive shaft using square
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:27 pm
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?
Cheers
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:04 pm
by dexter09
Ive seen people use 3 inch thick wall exhaust tube
shaft
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:40 pm
by stock 4runner
50x50x5 and 40x40 solid but cross drilled to loose some weight
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 2:00 pm
by hulsty
why dont you use round section?
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 2:11 pm
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.
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:04 pm
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?
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:47 pm
by Weiner
hulsty wrote:Weiner wrote:
Are you using the 40x40x4 as a slip joint inside the 50x50x5 instead of a spline connection?
Correct
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 5:45 pm
by SIMMO84
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:09 pm
by Weiner
Sounds dodgy but it works smooth as
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:38 pm
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.
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:47 pm
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.
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:20 pm
by Matt_85Lux
would it be possible to get a photo of a square one?
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:27 pm
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.
Transfer end
Diff end
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:43 pm
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!
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:46 pm
by 4RUNNER_01
This is the best idea ever
But some pics of it together will help and greasing system please im making 1 this weekend when i find some tube
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:16 pm
by bubs
Old technology mine were 64x64x6 and 50x50x4 inner
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:54 pm
by justinshere
Thanks for the info.
I just assumed everyone used bigger material
Well off to metalcorp
Cheers