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Cardan Propshaft (Scorpion?) UJ replacement
JDB:
wizard - thanks - have sent them an email.
The UJs are normal fixing with a circlip, its the joint which rally stops you smacking out as you would normally. My local garage are going to have a look tomorrow to see if they have any bright ideas, if not then posting it off to a specialist.
Scorpion have not replied to an email (and pics)
Can I ask what they charged you to rebuild yours?
Thanks
hobbit:
Another one worth a look out, near me is Wilson Driveshafts
http://www.wilsondriveshafts.co.uk/
G30RGE:
Not sure how/where they get there shafts done but I have a feeling that if it is a standard LR end - then they are quoted as 'not rebuildable'
Eeyore:
From the looks of the shaft in the piccy, the centre coupling arrangement doesn't look in the best of conditions, in which case that usually means a new DC unit (a GKN jobby, ala DII is about 120 fitted).
However, a quick master class in propshafts:
A cardan unit is a single universal joint (two yokes, one cruciform).
A shaft, with UJs (or 'cardan' joints) at both ends is a 'cardan shaft'
A Double-Cardan unit, is where you have two close-coupled UJs, as is seen on the big lump at the end of the pictured shaft.
If you're phoning up a prop place looking for bits, this will make a heck of a difference.
Looking at the shaft up top, I've no idea where SR sourced the DC unit from, it doesn't look like an early LR unit (which were weld-on, wide-yoked jobbies made by Saginaw). It definately isn't a later LR unit because they were weld-on jobs made by GKN. Both these units were rebuildable to a point - if the close-coupling between then the two UJs was shot then it's new DC unit time. I have no idea where SR sourced the DC unit in the picture, which may make replacing that one problematic.
The best advice would be the ditch the propshaft shown and get one of the prop specialists to supply one with a more 'regular' DC unit on it.
Hope this helps!
wizard:
Hi
I think i paid £120 for a full rebuild.
wizard
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