Hi, I have the two peice escort proshaft and need to make it into a one piece one, i was going to cut the shft about 6" from each uj and then slide a length of 16swg steel over, welding round the end. However, the o.d. of the shaft is 2", and most suppliers seem to supply 2" o.d. where i need 2" i.d. Any Ideas?
Any help gratefully recieved
thanks

I would send it to a propshaft company as the last thin you want is an unballanced shaft which could shake to bits and destroy your tunnel

Don't do it! Too dangerous. Get one made, they are cheap enough to not take the risk.

You wont be able to balance it and it will vibrate and shake until it fails.

IMHO...BAD IDEA!

Send it off to the propshaftclinic.co.uk (NTDWM)......

I think they charge around £30 to shorten a shaft, and around £50 to extend...

They did a really good job of my extension....even painted it for me

As above, a definate no no, get one made it will be a terible mess if it fails

propshaft clinic

I would tend to agree to on sending it to the "pros" as the thought of it breaking makes me cringe.

BUT if you made the internal lengths of the prop longer than 6" and made thel 20" long then surely the thing cant come apart?

Just suggesting!

ive chopped loads of props and never had a problem.
sleve the join in the prop by about 6" each side of the join and puddle weld one end so it wont move,make sure its straight with some 2" angle iron and weld it up.
if you mark a straight line down the prop it should stay in balance,if not jubilee clips can be used to adjust.....or buy one

I`m with conrodkid on this - I`ve shortened loads of props - as long as you leave the original balance weights on the ends , and get it straight ( I usually weld it in place , with a dial gauge to check straitness ) you shouldn't have any problems .
My current mx5/escort hybrid has been tested to 120mph and no vibration.......

I always look on the philosophy - if you're not experienced in the work you're undertaking, cant research much into whatever it is you're trying to manufacture and specialist companies exist then chances are they are there for a reason... its a critical part!

If it does fail - it could and probably will do some serious damage and if you're lucky your legs might survive...

Steve

as steve says above,some people out there build their own aircraft and fly them,i,d prefer boeing to build mine thanks

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Originally posted by theconrodkid
as steve says above,some people out there build their own aircraft and fly them,i,d prefer boeing to build mine thanks

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and drive them ................. pah, thats just silly talk!