>>> Bust another half-shaft today, nothing strenuous, just a quick
>>> move-off and it snapped when i lifted off to change into 2nd. Why do
>>> Series half-shafts snap so often, and how the hell am I going to stop
>>> them when i fit the bigger engine?
>>>
>>
>> I have never (touches wood) managed to snap a halfshaft on any of my
>> vehicles, which have included Series, Rangies, Discos and the 101.
>>
>> Some people have an aggressive driving style that snaps halfshafts
>> (not that I'm suggesting you have this style of driving of course!!)
>> It may be that a previous owner really abused the vehicle, and now it
>> is beginning to show.
>
>Fit a Salisbury rear axle dude, Thats what I have on Percy, it coped very
>well with a 4.2 Jag lump and 3 speed Auto that was fitted for two years and
>many a traffic light moment.
>
>If it's a SWB it will mean a bit of work moving the spring pads but it's not
>rocket science as long as you fit them right. They are also cheap enough to
>buy but will mean getting a custom prop made.
For the project with the bigger engine I will be moving spring/axle
mounts and having custom props anyway anyway, but I have no intention
of fitting Salisbury axles. In fact I have just cut up a 4.7:1
Salisbury axle, and have another one coming off a LWB donor vehicle
once I get the project under way. It's something to do with it being a
major hassle to different diffs to them. That and I find the
engineering principle behind using a pre-stressed casing for loading
abhorrent. This is not how axles should be built.
Alex
