GrumpyOne
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| posted on 7/6/09 at 05:40 AM |
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Propshaft Centre Bearing
Good Morning Everyone
I am hopefully going to use the propshaft from my Scorpio donor car, but it has a propshaft with a centre bearing. Do I keep the centre bearing and
shorten each end or do I need to use a different propshaft from another car. Or when the propshaft gets shortened do I loose the bearing
alltogether?
Thanks
Colin
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 7/6/09 at 07:28 AM |
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Dont quote me on this but i think the centre bearing will absorb most of the propshaft vibrations.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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ReMan
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| posted on 7/6/09 at 07:45 AM |
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It depends on wat engine/gearbox and how far/straight it is to the axel
Unlikely you will need it imho, youll need a very short plain prop made/or yours cut up/modded
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ReMan
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| posted on 7/6/09 at 07:45 AM |
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It depends on wat engine/gearbox and how far/straight it is to the axel
Unlikely you will need it imho, youll need a very short plain prop made/or yours cut up/modded
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GrumpyOne
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| posted on 7/6/09 at 10:22 AM |
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Both answers are basically what I was thinking, on the one hand leaving it in might help cut down any vibration but on the other, by the time the
engine gearbox is in, there will only be about three feet of propshaft left so is it really worth it?
What did everyone else do?
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mgmiller
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| posted on 7/6/09 at 10:52 AM |
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buy a new prop shaft - there about £120ish
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blakep82
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| posted on 7/6/09 at 10:59 AM |
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my prop was from dunning and fairbank, £130, can't whack it.
you should only need a single piece prop (don't quote me on that, not sure why they are sometimes used and sometimes not)
think you might find the scorpio one is too long anyway
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GrumpyOne
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| posted on 7/6/09 at 11:46 AM |
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I think the Scorpio one will be about the same length as the whole car
Thanks for your help, I am certainly leaning towards a one piece, much easier to build in I would think.
Cheers
Colin
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mgmiller
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| posted on 7/6/09 at 06:42 PM |
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Got mine from bailey morris http://www.baileymorris.co.uk/
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ReMan
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| posted on 7/6/09 at 06:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
you should only need a single piece prop (don't quote me on that, not sure why they are sometimes used and sometimes not)
The girly BEC's tend to huse them as the prop starts somewhere near the rad, so theyre quite handy
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GrumpyOne
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 05:31 AM |
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One little propshaft with no middle bearing it is.
Thanks all
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