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

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

To me this sounds highly unlikely. A: As they twist the first time there should be pretty bad vibration, we all know what happens when you assemble the shafts un-aligned. B: Exceeding the limit where the axle is still elastic means it's pretty much about to break. Twisting it back the same amount weakens it further. You won't be able to go through many of those cycles IMO.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
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Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 6:34 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] DeTomaso Digest, Vol 65, Issue 9- Broken Half Shafts


> BTW 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!
> 
> (More or less).
> 
> Mike
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