Thread: Adaptor shaft

Something to look at in your leisure. I've added three dimensions to this previous post so you have a better idea of what I was talking about earlier. Know you prefer not to go this route, but at least its an option if nothing else goes ahead.

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Measured it up, was 193 actually.
Spline 69mm
Shaft between spline and seal surface 37mm
Seal surface 40mm
Tapered part down to flange 28mm
Flange 19mm.
This help anyone?

Yours in dark pencil (incase I need to redraw)

Other critical measurement is length of the adaptor case - Outcast 173 - Sheldon 175? 180?

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I just thought I'd throw this in for interest's sake. Here's Land Rover's solution to the problem - the spud shaft found between the MT82 and the LT230 in Puma Defenders. I think it was Ben that was describing this shaft earlier, but I had the chance to take pictures of one today so I thought I'd put them up.





The shaft is rotationally very tight when engaged into the LT230, but the opposite end of the shaft is still able to be wiggled around. This shaft also has nice wide radii on transitions of shaft diameter.

But in reality isn't much different to my one

Dervish - did you happen to measure the shaft length?
If the length were suitable it might be possible to use one and only have to make a custom splined flange for the gearbox end.

Steve

Just out of curiosity, why is it out? Fretting un-lubed splines?

As Vern indicates, not field fixable. And steveG is heading in the right direction, but please refer to my previous diagrams - if the Sheldon case is very close in size to the Outcast then you may not be able to develop enough spline length on the gearbox side unless you abandon the idea of keeping the oil seal landing area on the shaft - the oil seal will need to go on the drive flange - or abandoned altogether and run a wet adaptor.

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I could be wrong but won't know until the length of a Sheldon case is given here.

Does show, however, that the female receiver (bolted to the gearbox) can be relatively thin walled as long as the alloy choice and treatment is correct and that a simple shaft going through the oil seal is viable idea.

Don't forget to get a measurement of the length of the Sheldon case

Sorry mudmouse, just edited the thread. And where's your write up?