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Re: Spitfire Driveshaft U-joints

To: Cwn74@aol.com
Subject: Re: Spitfire Driveshaft U-joints
From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 22:11:54 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 14 Jul 1998 Cwn74@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 98-07-14 15:41:11 EDT, spitlist@gte.net writes:
> 
> > Spits have either 3 or 4
> >  U-Joints (2 on the axle shafts and either 1 or 2 on the drive shaft,
> >  depending on the year).
> >
> What year Spitfire has only 1 u-joint on the drive shaft?
> Learn something new every day...

Clark, it's some of the later 1500s that had some sort of CV joint on one 
end of the prop shaft. Expensive, and (IMS) non-serviceable!

--Andy

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