I've come to the stage of installing a driveshaft from my boxes of bits
into my 73/74 1500 project car. I've got one with the 'bean-can' (CV
joint) end, but don't know if it is standard or OD length. I'm using a
single-rail transmission.
Can anyone verify whether this shaft is for a standard, or Overdrive
car:
Length compressed: 37.5"
Length extended: 38.5"
Also, all parts manuals seem to show the shaft going in with the
'bean-can' at the front, but the BL manual shows two pictures with the
strap-type, and sliding-joint type at the rear. Haynes shows what
appears to be the 'bean-can' at the front. Confused? You bet! Photos
in other books show the sliding type joint at the front or at the rear.
Final question: The original flange bolts had a shoulder between the
head and thread. These are impossible to get locally in the correct
length. So, which is better, a bolt threaded right up to the head, or a
longer bolt with shoulder cut to length?
Cheers, Fred
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Fred & Wendy Griffiths,
Calgary, Canada
http://www.cadvision.com/griffco/index.htm
mailto: griffco@cadvision.com
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