Half Shafts - Dimension?

[Bernie Benz]

Really! Shaft failed? Shaft broke in two, or stripped the inboard  
spline? Tell more!

Bernie


On Jan 19, 2009, at 9:53 AM, YBK wrote:

> Bernie,
>
> Please stop being unreasonable.
>
> The shafts do fail. Mine failed on INNER side and I left with zero  
> wheel drive. I had to purchase a used shaft with inner join and  
> reuse my outer.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net>
> Date: Sunday, Jan 18, 2009 10:17 pm
> Subject: Re: Half Shafts - Dimension?
> To: "Gary Anderson" <wanemardo at comcast.net>
> CC: 200q20V mailing list <200q20v at audifans.com>
>
> Was your new shaft an exchange shaft assembly, in which the new shaft
> is not your old shaft?  Why, Oh why would you risk such a swap?
> Shafts don’t wear out! Inner CVs don’t wear out! Outer CVs seldom
> wear out, short of long term boot failure. Did you really need
> anything more than a new boot? You are asking for a dimension
> including the spline slip variable distance. Huh!
>
> Next time use this great resource, don’t just lurk! And DIY.
>
> Bernie
>
>
> On Jan 18, 2009, at 6:20 PM, Gary Anderson wrote:
>
>> A short note from one of the lurkers here.
>>
>> Just had a left front half shaft rebuilt at a local area driveline
>> shop, new
>> joints & boots at both ends.
>>
>> Seems cores half shafts for our 200-20v cars are not readily  
>> available
>> anymore.
>>
>> Ours are rebuildable if you provide yours as a core, joint parts
>> are catalog
>> items.
>>
>>
>>
>> Installation isn't going so well, seems I cannot get the ball joint
>> stud
>> lined up with the strut housing to make the lower connection.
>>
>> I appears to be about half the stud diameter, or about 1/4"-3/8"
>> offset.
>>
>> The half shaft is tight, and as compressed as much as I can make it
>> without
>> a BFH treatment.
>>
>> My present thinking is (for some reason) the rebuilt half shaft is  
>> now
>> longer than original length.
>>
>>
>>
>> So here's my question (if anyone has a spare) .
>>
>> How long is a half shaft, overall from the spline end to the inside
>> end of
>> the inner flange/joint surface, where it mated up to the differential
>> flange.
>>
>> I measure my rebuilt one at approx 24 1/8" for a reference.
>>
>> Any thoughts on-line or off line appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance, Gary A.
>>
>>
>>
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