So, you prefer the older, bigger shafts that have been tested to withstand
repeated use, rather than the.... my god I can't believe I even responded to
this...
Greg
-----Original Message-----
From: content22207 [mailto:brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 8:55 PM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Compensating (Farrar)
It's even worse than that. Early OEM shafts are bigger and made out
better material than later OEM's. I wouldn't want a late model shaft
even if it was original. Would be afraid it couldn't hold up under
repeated duty cycles.
I've heard Houston is working on a replacement shaft but don't see it
anywhere on their website. Would probably be cheaper to make your own
anyway. Wonder if anyone's rawn up a diagram for one with the
dimensions already calculated?
Ahem.
Bill Robertson
#5939
>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@xxxx> wrote:
> True. They haven't found a replacement for the OEM equipment. Even NOS
> is insufficient due to extremely short shelf life.
>
> --Farrar
>
> content22207 wrote:
> > Lubrication isn't much help when you think you've gotten everything
> > lined up OK, then discover you're actually inserting the shaft in the
> > wrong hole. It's surprisingly easy to do when you're working in the
> > dark with inadequate light. Don't force it: all the shoving and
> > cussing in the world won't help. You'll just end up getting the shaft
> > stuck in there. I'd hate to bend, or even worse, break a shaft like
> > that. Don't know where you'd find a replacement.
> >
> > Ahem.
> >
> > Bill Robertson
> > #5939
> >
> >
> >>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@xxxx> wrote:
> >>I dunno, maybe the same thing as me and my truck.
> >>
> >>It's OK, though. Just get her good and warmed up and be sure there's
> >>plenty of lubrication. Otherwise, a shaft will start to stick and
> >
> > you'll
> >
> >>end up with way too much friction and she won't behave and it will be
> >>really painful and potentially damaging. If you really try to
force it,
> >>she'll never start for you again. That happened to me once.
> >>
> >>Um, we're talking about cars here, right?
> >>
> >>Ahem.
> >>the
> >
> >
> >>--Farrar
> >>
> >>content22207 wrote:
> >>
> >>>Ok, follow me here Farrar:
> >>>
> >>>If expensive and exotic automobiles are purchased to compensate for
> >>>what Mother Nature neglected, is the converse also true?
> >>>
> >>>What does this say about me and my beat up Ford truck?
> >>>
> >>>Bill Robertson
> >>>#5939
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@xxxx>
wrote:
> >>>>Flavia:
> >>>>
> >>>>Quite right about the Hummer not attracting women. Whenever one
> >>>
> >>>rolls by
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>my friend Erin, she yells out "Sorry about your penis!"
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