Shaul,
Its a std Mk2 shaft.

Grant,
Yeh I've changed the rear seal in gearbox a few times and its never really fixed the problem 100% though.
Just need to remember theres not a fire under the car when the smoke rises of the exhaust after not starting it for a long time.

Rhys

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Originally posted by 2lt_Scort

Shaul,
Its a std Mk2 shaft.

Grant,
Yeh I've changed the rear seal in gearbox a few times and its never really fixed the problem 100% though.
Just need to remember theres not a fire under the car when the smoke rises of the exhaust after not starting it for a long time.

Rhys

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what's the yoke like?? and is it all balanced

Yokes good, shaft hasn't been balanced in a long time.

Probably a good time to get it checked.

Rhys

Can you not just bolt a piece of thick chain or a metal bar from one side of the tunnel to the other?? This achieves the requirement of the CAMS Scedule J does it not? I cannot see why have all the extra weight of an actual loop other than it probably stops a broken shaft from shafting teh underside of the floorpan/tunnel.

Was just going to use flat bar ($1.50) at the point where the centre bearing on a 2 piece prop went.

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Originally posted by MK1_Oz

Can you not just bolt a piece of thick chain or a metal bar from one side of the tunnel to the other?? This achieves the requirement of the CAMS Scedule J does it not? I cannot see why have all the extra weight of an actual loop other than it probably stops a broken shaft from shafting teh underside of the floorpan/tunnel.

Was just going to use flat bar ($1.50) at the point where the centre bearing on a 2 piece prop went.

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Yeh I'd considered that but on my car there is no where to bolt some flat steel, would need to be shaped around t/shaft and exhaust.

I also like the idea of taiilshaft being restricted if it let's go to the loop and not the tunnel.

Rhys

Ask Peter Brock...oh you cant...what its like to have a prop go without a full loop. explodes through floor sending shrapnel throughout the car...nasty.
If it does go I want hard steel not a chain confining it to a small circle. the tunnel will tear away.

Cheers,
JP

I had a front uni explode on the start line at the drags many years ago, I had a loop in place which held the shaft from dropping away, the yoke in the back of the gearbox smashed the shaft about inside the loop until the loop was smashed against the tunnel and the tunnel was looking like the surface of the moon, all in about 3 seconds. The loop held and stopped the shaft from coming through the floor but in this situation it would have been better for all parties if the loop wasn't there and the tailshaft could have dropped onto the ground...so not so good for a stationary failure[:0] In saying that I still wouldn't run without one

Picked up a tailshaft loop from ebay for $40 (same looking as the gold pasivated one shown above)