M Series driveshafts
M Series driveshafts
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phillpot

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Thursday 2nd February 2012
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Are these a bespoke TVR item?

longer than TR6, could they be from something like Triumph Stag or 2.5PI ?

heightswitch

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267 months

Thursday 2nd February 2012
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phillpot said:
Are these a bespoke TVR item?

longer than TR6, could they be from something like Triumph Stag or 2.5PI ?
Originally triumph 2000 range.
alternatives availagle at any good driveshaft / propshaft specialist.

I like Drivelink UK.
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RCK974X

2,521 posts

166 months

Friday 3rd February 2012
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Not entirely sure, but I believe the Vixens and M series had Triumph 2000 Mk1 shafts, the Mk2 saloon were slightly longer. I've also heard that they might be a mix of TR6 and 2/2.5, as the splines are the same size. As far as I can remember, the Stag shafts were identical to the Mk2 Saloons, and had the same diff and suspension layout.
2.5 PI are identical to 2000 parts (apart from diff ratio)

I think the combinations probably changed depending upon which diff you have, and perhaps what TVR bought that week ....



Edited by RCK974X on Friday 3rd February 19:41

phillpot

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Sunday 5th February 2012
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As I'd guessed, this bit at least, is common to all the big Triumph saloons and the Stag.


Adrian@

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299 months

Sunday 5th February 2012
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Hi Mike,
That I know of, NOT the TR6/Stag, although they will fit, you will want as much engagement of the male spline as possible and IAFAIK the stag and TR6 are shorter by 1"plus ...I have lots of TVR ones that I have kept from when I put my drive shafts on cars.
Adrian@

Edited by Adrian@ on Sunday 5th February 17:07

phillpot

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Sunday 5th February 2012
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Adrian@ said:
the stag and TR6 are shorter by 1"plus ...
TR6 definately much shorter but according to Rimmers web site Stag are same as 2000, 2.5PI etc.

Adrian@

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Monday 6th February 2012
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IMHO life the of new drive shafts is 35-40 thousand miles, (considering this was when the car was expected to be in the scrapyard by 75,000)
Adrian@

Jasper Gilder

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290 months

Friday 10th February 2012
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Adrian's being all coy ( not like him!) when he did mine he fitted some crackers which I think are Nissan

RCK974X

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Friday 10th February 2012
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Adrian@ said:
IMHO life the of new drive shafts is 35-40 thousand miles, (considering this was when the car was expected to be in the scrapyard by 75,000)
Adrian@
I would like to say "that's a bit weird, because I had lots of Triumph Saloons that were fine (with new UJs) for well over 100K miles" but would ask instead, is the shorter life to do with its loading in the TVR , or did you just mean the life of the UJs ??


And second - if you have a TR6 diff, it's quite a bit wider than a Spit, so does it have same shafts ? I thought that the TR6 diff had the TR6/saloon combination to go with it ??

Edited by RCK974X on Friday 10th February 03:15

Adrian@

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Friday 10th February 2012
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Hi Jasper, Hope your well,
IF, I wasn't 'coy' then I/it might be misconstrued as advertising, rather than trying to be 'helpful' ...and re the drive shafts, IF you want to extend their life, limit the full droop, by using a shorter shock, which will stop the UJ's from going over their limits and so not having them lock out on the flanges, and then stop the wear of the shafts. I am sure 'Trmph' will of thought all the scenarios through, my thoughts are this called design, where as TVR ...Peter Wheeler comments on design (around the finish of the Griffith in the 90's) was that the then current BMW 5 series glove box had more money spent on it than TVR had spent on ALL it's design since the day the factory was started.
Adrian@

Edited by Adrian@ on Friday 10th February 06:53

RCK974X

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Friday 10th February 2012
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Thanks Adrian, that makes good sense - so true about the design costs !!

Jasper Gilder

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290 months

Saturday 11th February 2012
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In the Pink Adrian