[DeTomaso] DeTomaso Digest, Vol 65, Issue 9- Broken Half Shafts

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/11/09 6:15:28 AM,rcbensons1 at aol.com writes:


> Dennis Quella told me years ago that some of the Pikes Peak racers that 
> he builds ZF gearboxes for (using unlimited V8-powered buggies) use the 
> stock Pantera driveshafts because they're so good.  He said that they push them 
> so hard that they literally twist, like a licorice stick. The racers just 
> pull them off and flip them so the torque is applied in the opposite 
> direction, and on the next run, they un-twist back to their original shape!
> 
I have a pair in my shop from an owner who though drag racing was a good 
idea. The tubes and u-joints are fine but the splines in the slip-joints are 
twisted, enough so they stick when sliding in & out. Never thought to put 
them back in backwards! Maybe the old parts are salvageable after all. Thanks- 
J Deryke