[DeTomaso] Half Shaft Safety Hoop

[Larry - Ohio Time Corp]

Thomas,

Now that you are having the wheel house repaired. What about just
reinforcing the drive shaft opening? I would think 1/2" bar stock around the
opening would keep the drive shaft in place should it break again.

Larry - Cleveland

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Thomas Borcich
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 11:05 PM
To: Pantera REALBIG forum
Subject: [DeTomaso] Half Shaft Safety Hoop


Not sure how many of you have had a half shafts break, but both of mine did
at one point of the cars life. Both of mine broke at the inboard universal
which can do quite a bit of damage depending on the speed when they break.
On the inboard half shaft they keep flailing around until the cars stops. If
you break an outboard universal all you do is put the clutch in and all the
beating stops. Many dragstrip cars have drive shaft hoops so if they break a
universal they don't have drive shaft flailing around, it is contained in a
steel loop.

Since my wheel house repair is almost complete, I'm thinking about putting a
half shaft safety hoop of some sort to contain the half shafts is they break
again.  Has anyone else done something similar?

Best regards,



Tom

 		 	   		  
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