I lost mine at 70mph on the highway with no warning, but on my '71 there
is a driveshaft loop type thing, between the battery boxes that won't
allow the shaft to hit the ground regardless of which end breaks.
James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'74 BGT bastardization with big aluminum heart :)
'63 Buick 215 cubic inch 'heart'
On Thu, 26 Aug 1999, Max Heim wrote:
> Well, it is a little embarrassing when the driveshaft falls out...
>
> ... been there, done that.
>
> I have heard that should it happen at high speed there is the possibility
> of it 1) penetrating the floorboards (which could be scary), or 2)
> catapulting the car off the ground, pole-vault style (very scary!). I
> cannot vouch for these phenomena, the times it happened in my presence
> were both starting from rest.
>
> "Ya feel lucky, punk?"
>
> ; )
>
> John A. Walker had this to say:
>
> >Question to the list:
> >
> >Other than the occasional annoying clunk,
> >is there any danger associated with driving a B
> >with worn u-joints?
> >By doing so, can you damage other more expensive parts?
> >I am not talking autocross style driving mind you,
> >I am simply talking about around town casual driving.
> >
> >-JW
> >
> >
> >
> > John Walker
> > john@rmartin.net
> > drone@d23.com
> > ============
> >~= Early 1974 MGB =~
> > ============
> > In Progress :)
> >
>
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
>
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