[DeTomaso] drive shafts U-Joint

[Julian Kift]

There was similar discussion on the PI forum just recently........
 
http://pantera.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4250045562/m/5221092795
 
Julian
 
> Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:14:30 -0800
> From: davel at emspace.com
> To: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] drive shafts U-Joint
> 
> Unless you want to go to CV joints and reduce losses by about 5%.
> Hmmm - say 440 HP x .05 = 22 HP.
> dave
> 
> 
> On 11/30/2010 4:40 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
> > In a message dated 11/30/10 13 34 4, detomaso at luleweb.se writes:
> >
> >
> >> what is the dimensions on drive shafts U-Joint?
> >>
> >> Are there more than two different sizes?
> >>
> >> replacement Part no?
> >>
> > They are all the same size. For years, replacement U-joints for the
> > factory driveshafts were VERY expensive; that is why the Pantera vendors
> > developed other solutions.
> >
> > Some had replacement driveshafts made that used heavy-duty Spicer
> > components, which are cheap and easy to get in the USA. Those are still available,
> > but are very expensive now ($600 or more?)
> >
> > For some years, Hall Pantera had a poor-boy fix consisting of sleeving the
> > driveshafts and using a smaller-than-stock cheap USA replacement U-joint.
> > That normally didn't work very well.
> >
> > Now however, perfect replacement U-joints for the stock driveshafts are
> > available from the Pantera parts dealers, and are rather inexpensive. I don't
> > know where they are coming from; somebody once told me that they are using
> > Toyota 4x4 truck U-joints and machining them slightly to fit? In any case,
> > if I had driveshaft issues today, I would definitely just get new
> > replacements for the stock driveshafts, as the driveshafts themselves are of
> > excellent quality, and don't need to be replacd unless they have been
> > modified/butchered to accomodate the Hall poor-boy U-joints....
> >
> > Mike
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