Thread: LRA HD drive shaft

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Front HD Propshaft

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Oh they are tom woods, I had one lasted 2 years never again, went glywn lewis prop shaft from UK far better

Originally Posted by Kaaaiju

Oh they are tom woods, I had one lasted 2 years never again, went glywn lewis prop shaft from UK far better

Funny that, i know heaps of guys, including myself that run tom woods shafts with no issues, except when he had a dud batch of cardan joints, but tom being tom, replaces parts no questions asked, best customer service. I know of someone that did run toms shafts, but swapped to gwyns because he said he couldn't get 1310 unis (or whatever size it is) for it, probably the most common uni around. Only guy i know that runs a Qwynn hduty shaft, broke it in his first week.

Originally Posted by Vern

Funny that, i know heaps of guys, including myself that run tom woods shafts with no issues, except when he had a dud batch of cardan joints, but tom being tom, replaces parts no questions asked, best customer service. I know of someone that did run toms shafts, but swapped to gwyns because he said he couldn't get 1310 unis (or whatever size it is) for it, probably the most common uni around. Only guy i know that runs a Qwynn hduty shaft, broke it in his first week.

I've not ever had a problem with Toms shafts either. An absolute gentleman. Even when one went missing in the post he just replaced it.

I think the only 2 I've heard of that really don't like Toms shafts run a fair whack of lift. I'm 4" and those vehicles look higher than mine.

LRA's info on the std front prop doesn't seem right.
Having spoken to them in person re a few items, not only do they come across as very well versed on such topics, but also honest about a lot of stuff too.

Anyhow, their note that the D2 drive shaft is unservicable .. ????

Other than that you can't grease them as originals, replacement unis(which almost all D2's would have by now) can be got with grease nipples.
While the cardan bearing doesn't have a nipple to regrease, it can still be opened to be done(PITA, but still doable).
Of course makes no sense to do that.. better to replace it, and it can be found at various retailers to do so ..

Weird bit of info that!

Other bit of weridiness about the (Tom Woods)propshaft is the that both grease nipples are on the same side.
I've never seen that, and even as youngster still remember dad's Cadillac having a dual uni propshaft, and how the mechanic had them opposing .. which I thought was just the standard way to install them.
Unlikely that it's really going to affect balance in any appreciable way nipples little weight and small circumference to rotate around .. but when installing it'd just make sense to have them opposing.

And then the great blob of weld. Are they so out of balance that it needed so much weight in that location to rectify?

I've only ever had one propshaft balanced in my life as a pretend mechanic.
My old 79RRC. I installed new unis on the front trying to track an annoying vibration. Front prop removed locked cntrdiff, and vibes gone .. so had front prop rebuilt and balanced(even tho I installed new unis only a few hundred klms before .. when unis were cheap things to do!

Took to a bloke well known in Preston. He said it was a specific spot on the slip joint that caused the vibe, I told him new unis .. no matter that mine were new .. new everything!
Fixed the vibe too .. but no way he used so much weight to balance it.
One tiny washer I remember. In a bout of 'blondness' on my part .. I asked him why the small washer was welded there thinking for some kind of service trick or whatever!

Oops! .. of course for balance ... as Inspector Clouseau would say .. "Yes! ... I know that, I know that"

Yeah I greased mine every time it touched water as per toms instructions and the centre ball too and the unis stuffed up and housing was stuffed and I rang the mob who supplied me the TW shafts and they spoke to Tom and he said to bad so sad and not my problem, so I wasted $800,

I went with Glywn lewis prop shaft whcih was $1200 landed, thicker shaft and a sealed Center ball so no need to worry and better service to me

Others have had no issue with Tom. Woods but I will stay clear for now on

Originally Posted by Slunnie

I've not ever had a problem with Toms shafts either. An absolute gentleman. Even when one went missing in the post he just replaced it.

I think the only 2 I've heard of that really don't like Toms shafts run a fair whack of lift. I'm 4" and those vehicles look higher than mine.