Hi Chris,
In MHO I don't quite believe that there is NORMALLY a big problem in
changing the drive shaft location. I have been changing my drive shaft
quite a bit, since mine was totally pretty much screwed up. I haven't
experienced any bad vibes, but that doesn't mean that it can happen. All
the manuals say that one should be careful about the re-fitting the drive
shaft to its original location. It didn't really matter in my case (once I
was using the proper one).
My original drive shaft came with my car, which came some years ago from
Texas. The front "sliding" yoke was not sliding anymore, but frozen to the
transmission. It was driveable! The vibrations were really bad over 50 MPH.
Go figure. I feel very lucky that a) I got alive out of this experience
and b) nothing else broke apart. Serious things could have happened!
Looking forward to warmer weather,
Gus
'71 Midget
On Tue, 17 Feb 1998, Chris Stevenson wrote:
> Thats true, but working with cars 24 years has tought me a thing or two. Also
>that
> a driveshaft can start vibrating if not mounted where it was before and its
>also
> recommended by the manufactorers.
> Chris
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