Broken Driveshafts (explained) -- Racepics.net's Heads Up Racing Association

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, [6] ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 20:08:43 05/05/03 Mon
Author: Frenchman
Subject: Broken Driveshafts (explained)
In reply to: 71ssrat 's message, "!!!!!!!***watch out frenchman ***!!!!!" on 08:37:23 05/05/03 Mon

More often than not, broken driveshafts are the result of poor suspension/driveline geometry, inherently weak suspension parts, overtightening of the U-bolt straps, or using Band-Aid brand devices, such as transbrakes (strictly race-car stuff) that has absolutely no business on a street-driven car. Revving the engine into the RPM ionosphere and letting go of a button that redirects the oil to produce a better 60' time is a vain attempt to compete with strong engines that can do it without all of the shock-loading. Hydramatic didn't engineer their street automatics to endure this phenomenon; neither did factory driveshafts and U-joints.
The infamous driveshaft that imploded at Evadale was probably due to the aforementioned and not power. If it were power, Mali would be producing trap speeds comparable to "IROC-X"

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

frenchy- shut the hell up -- Jen, 21:10:29 05/05/03 Mon