Elon;
I used to call those "half shafts" too but in the past few years the
term "drive shafts" seems to have crept in; I agree-- that term should
be reserved for RWD cars.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: 3 liter [mailto:saltfever@comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 5:29 PM
To: Albaugh, Neil; 'land-speed submit'
Subject: RE: Drive shaft U-joints (formerly, CV U-Joint)
Geeze, semantics! I call those things "half-shafts" (well they are,
aren't
they?). Every IRS set-up I have seen, calls them half-shafts. If the
Rzeppa
joint was more efficient, than a double-Cardin, it would be a candidate
for
a single drive shaft. Don't know why, but I have never seen one in that
application.
List: Does anybody use a double-cardin u-joint on their LSR drive shaft?
Email me off-list. Thank you, -Elon
-----Original Message-----
From: Albaugh, Neil Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:43 AM
(snip...)
I guess it depends on what we're calling a "drive shaft". I was
referring to the drive axles used in front wheel drive cars and in ones
using a transaxle-
Those Rzeppas transmit the engine torque multiplied by the tranny ratio
times the differential ratio (minus losses); more than a conventional
Cardan. I don't know about their RPM limitation, though.
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