Johneturbo
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| posted on 24/3/11 at 05:21 PM |
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Propshaft Universal joint life expectancy
Having sent my propshaft to D&F to get 30mm added as in my previous thread
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=151762
i also asked them to give the prop a checking over, well they called today to say that they've replaced the center bearing a center uni joint
and a front uni joint
now the prop is only 2 years old with about 4,000miles
He said it's not uncommon if they've been on a track and so and so
i didn't think propshafts wear that quick?
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 24/3/11 at 05:38 PM |
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I've met John Dunning at his factory when I picked up my prop, He was a nice straight forward chap didn't give me the impression he would
rip anyone off. Seems to know his stuff.
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 24/3/11 at 06:28 PM |
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Surely depends on the design and size of your shaft. Prop shaft in my car is 20 years, 150K miles old but it is a monster and weighs a ton but has
never been replaced/repaired?
[Edited on 24/3/11 by coyoteboy]
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ashg
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| posted on 24/3/11 at 06:49 PM |
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the thing is that running it on the wobble couldn't have done it much good. usually the gap between worn and failure on a prop is pretty big.
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Johneturbo
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| posted on 24/3/11 at 07:21 PM |
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No, the wobble was only after i changed the engine i've not driven it yet! i only noticed the wobble when i tried to set up the speed sensor in
the garage
I know they've changed what needed to be changed my question was more life expectancy, if i didn't need the prop lengthening i
woulnd't have know the other parts were worn as it wasn't noisy when i had it on the road with the R1 engine
and it's only done the 4,000miles from new and it's TRT
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