Drive shafts again

[SILICONEKID 345HP 12.03]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 20 April 2018 at 20:55

[SILICONEKID 345HP 12.03]

SILICONEKID 345HP 12.03 said:

Can anyone tell me if the shafts for the GKN and BTR are different lenghts

I called Dave Mac today and told them about the conversion and they could not help me .

I need all the new parts .CVs etc

Could someone do me a list thanks .

[Classic Chim]

You now have a Btr diff.
What drive shafts did you use.
Your originals or different ones?

If your originals fits then they must be the same length!

[SILICONEKID 345HP 12.03]

They might be a bit short .

[Classic Chim]

Look up the dimensions of the two diffs if your not sure.

What there now too short ,,,

If they were you’d have ripped them out at Shakey and sprayed my car with bearings

Just get the ones for later BTR Dif cars and they will fit a peach.
Get the gators with the metal surrounds and a tool to do the clips up tight and jobs a good one.

[N7GTX]

All the parts you need are on TVR Parts. Only one length driveshaft according to them. They do originals and uprated ones.

https://tvr-parts.com/tvr-parts/by-model/chimaera?...

If you want uprated CV joints then Prolinx do them.

http://www.prolinx.biz/pages/Products/ViewCategory...

I fitted the 108mm/28mm spline heavy duty at £69.95+vat each but you can get race ones from £119.95 up to £230.95.

You will also need some CV joint grease - this usually comes with the rubber gaiters in the box in a silver packet.

[Classic Chim]

And just remove the two bolts that hold the hub to the lower wishbone to swing it up and out to allow you to pull the shaft out
Disconnect the cv at the diff end first then at the wheel end by turning the wheel and undoing one of the six bolts at a time from directly underneath so 6 o clock from centre of hub. It’s the only decent place to get your socket on.

Dirty bloody job but well worth it by the look of Peters last week.

[SILICONEKID 345HP 12.03]

Do I need boot plates and should I replace all the bolts ?

[N7GTX]

I reused the 'plates' but if you want it all to look nice and new then you can. I reused the bolts but again it is a personal choice.

[SILICONEKID 345HP 12.03]

Are there 2 p?ages each side ?

[N7GTX]

Yep, so the rubber boots can be fitted. Have a look at the pic

https://tvr-parts.com/tvr-parts/part-details/tvr-r...

[SILICONEKID 345HP 12.03]

The upgrades shafts seem good value
https://tvr-parts.com/tvr-parts/part-details/tvr-t...

[SILICONEKID 345HP 12.03]

SILICONEKID 345HP 12.03 said:

The upgrades shafts seem good value
https://tvr-parts.com/tvr-parts/part-details/tvr-t...

[Classic Chim]

Yes they do.
Why do you think you need them.
I understand the smaller cv thing now. Earlier ones are 10 mm smaller.

New shafts cv’s and gators, sexy if you ask me

[SILICONEKID 345HP 12.03]

Mine are original so they must be the weaker type .The big question is how good are these from TV R parts?

[SILICONEKID 345HP 12.03]

SILICONEKID 345HP 12.03 said:

Mine are original so they must be the weaker type .The big question is how good are these from TV R parts?

How much do the dav e Mac ones cost ?

[Classic Chim]

SILICONEKID 345HP 12.03 said:

How much do the dav e Mac ones cost ?

Your the one buying them

Steve D gave a great explanation about the difference and the older ones have the extra circlip groove which is where Jacko’s snapped st Shskey trying to catch me

Actually I was watching him come to think about it, nasty crunch

[LongBaz]

Still on my original shafts. Mechanical sympathy is required.

[Classic Chim]

LongBaz said:

Still on my original shafts. Mechanical sympathy is required.

Mechanical sympathy,,,, how many hp has it got this week Barry
But you are absolutely correct. Watched Derek's fastest n/a time and he was like you, smooth off the line. I’m like a bull at a gate