Thread: Isuzu MSA Gearbox to LT230

Originally Posted by Vern

Ok not going to beat around the bush here, does anyone have one of sheldons adapters that hasn't installed it yet?
Basically i am stuck on the east coast of tassie with a broken adapter shaft, i need to get home.
Waiting on a reply from sheldon, hopefully he comes good.
So i need a loner asap to get my now upset family home, shaft will be returned and well componsated for it.

PLEASE i am very desperate and always hate to ask, but this time i'm stuck.

Very sorry to hear Damien. To get you home, a good engineering shop should be able to repair it for you. Assuming you have a clean break.

Oh it a clean break alright. Not going to say to much until i here from sheldon, but extremely surprised how easily it snapped on the terrain i was driving.

If you can zoom in on that pic, look at the marks on the spline

Thoughts on welding en26? (If thats what it is)

Originally Posted by Vern

...but extremely surprised how easily it snapped on the terrain i was driving.

IME most shafts that fail start to shear at some previous point in time, then will finally fail later under what seems like a light load - or even reverse.

EN26 welds fine with some preheat. A machinist will need to fit a centre "pin" to align the two broken pieces and then machine the ends down to give a "V" which can be filled with weld. Maybe even sleeve it and plug weld the sleeve if there is room.

True, but a shaft that has only done 3500km should not snap under light load

Good News😊😊😊😊😊.
mockey (sorry a bit deaf&#128522 is overnight express posting one tomorrow from perth, so fingers crossed its here tuesday morning😊😊😊😊.
He is going far out (300k each way) of his way to do this, i appreciate it so much.

Hopefully i get some warranty on this, if not i will be researching to best way to make/have made a new stronger shaft.

Originally Posted by Vern

Good News😊😊😊😊😊.
Lockee is overnight express posting one tomorrow from bunbury, so fingers crossed its here tuesday morning😊😊😊😊.
He is going far out of his way to do this, i appreciate it so much.

Hopefully i get some warranty on this, if not i will be researching to best way to make/have made a new stronger shaft.

Good to hear. There should be 0 chance of that shaft snapping if made from proper material and heat treated properly.