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| Author: | mooman10_0 [ Wed Dec 28, 2016 4:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Driveshafts |
Currently restoring a 81 moke and just removed the 8.4discs and driveshafts from subframe. They are a noticeable different thickness from each side ( left to righy). I gather this is not meant to be the case? Are theyre different size ones? Both look in great nic apart from thickness. Thanks, Steve |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Thu Dec 29, 2016 8:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Driveshafts |
Rotors should be same thickness for even braking performance. I would fit new ones. They are cheap now. edit- if you are talking driveshafts, yes the RH one is thinner diameter than the left.. well my 1979 one was. |
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| Author: | John Smidt [ Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Driveshafts |
There are at least two different drive shaft Diameters, one is a lot smaller in diameter than the ones we are used to seeing. if the thin driveshaft was fitted to Australian produced Minis I feel sure that they would have been fitted to Mokes in the 80'S some time back a large qty of CV & drive shaft assemblies were imported into Australia, One side in greater Qty's than the other. so it is possible that this may be one of them. I was informed that the thinner one is made from a better grade metal and is stronger than the thick one, I am not saying they are stronger I am just repeating what I was told, I am sure that there will be comments from people more qualified than I, on the the comparable strengths. I also think that when we stopped making the drive shafts in Australia, the ones imported from the UK were a different diameter to those made in Australia, |
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| Author: | 1071 S [ Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Driveshafts |
Drive shafts of different length are always (if properly designed) of different diameters.. in order that the overall torsional stiffness is the same on both sides.... Cheers, Ian |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Thu Dec 29, 2016 1:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Driveshafts |
1071 S wrote: Drive shafts of different length are always (if properly designed) of different diameters.. in order that the overall torsional stiffness is the same on both sides.... Cheers, Ian I hear what you are saying Ian... So why did BL make the long RH one thinner than the short one??  Shouldn't it be the other way around?
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| Author: | mooman10_0 [ Thu Dec 29, 2016 5:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Driveshafts |
I was talking driveshafts. So sounds like all should be okay refitting different thickness ones? I have already bought new rotors and rebuilt calipers/ new hoses ect |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Thu Dec 29, 2016 8:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Driveshafts |
Yes the driveshafts are fine this is how they came on later mokes with pot joints. |
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