Thread: Front drive shaft.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Slunnie, 8.8 would be more than adequate in tensile but may be too brittle in sheer.

I don't think thats the case unless the bolts come loose as bolts are not strong when bending due to stress raisers from the thread. If you're doing calculations don't forget the clamping pressure which will probably take most of the sheer force out of the bolts. That said, if you're not happy with 8.8, the sheer strength in 10.9 is greater. I tend to think that these bolts are not a limiting factor in strength.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Having previously had dealings with Driveline Services, when I owned trucks, I had no hesitation in using their services again.
They looked at my shaft and declared it repairable but I also asked them about building a shaft with 1310 joints. It's doable, it's ordered.
The D/C is a very high quality English made unit, the rest is Australian made, employing Australians. Price is within a whisker of the Tom Woods shaft and durability is at least equal or better.
If anybody else is interested in one of these shafts, I'm happy to put you in touch with the fellow I'm dealing with.

Driveline Services assure me the DC they use is the highest quality available. They were not prepared to say it was better than the Tom Woods version. I appreciated their honesty.
The shaft they built me was bigger and stronger in every aspect, to the original.