[DeTomaso] Half Shaft Safety Hoop

[GW]

When I re-built my rear upright I had to add the lip around the drive 
shaft opening. I went with a heavier gauge steel. Would not completely 
contain a failure but help with minor brashes.

Gary

Larry - Ohio Time Corp wrote:
> 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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