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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Trucks / April 2005Drive shaft question
Can I safely have the stock two piece drive shaft in my '71 F-100 longbed converted to a single shaft?  SignatureMark -- I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates who once said, "I drank what?". Safe? Probably, when it breaks I doubt that it would injure anyone. Why would you want to do this? -- Peter T. Arnold Windsor, Connecticut U.S.A. 1987 Mercedes 300SDL, 224 Kmi on Delvac @ 20 Kmi Changes 1995 Ford F-250 W/PSD, 178 Kmi on Rotella @ 5 Kmi Changes 2002 PT Cruizer, 67 Kmi, Every 5 Kmi with what's on sale 1954 Metropolitan {My Hanger-Queen} None use oil between changes, go figure ;-) >Can I safely have the stock two piece drive shaft in my '71 F-100 longbed >converted to a single shaft? >Can I safely have the stock two piece drive shaft in my '71 F-100 longbed >converted to a single shaft? Before you do that, you should do a bit of research. One of the factors that determines the maximum RPM of a drive shaft is the length. That is because the longer the shaft is, the more critical balance becomes and the more likely it is that the shaft will "whip" as the RPM increases. This also influences the torque rating of the shaft and reduces the critical RPM of the shaft. You can find one calculator for critical speed here: http://www.wallaceracing.com/driveshaftspeed.htm The two section design also safely allows for greater overall driveline or U joint angles which help reduce joint failure. You can probably do this if you increase the driveshaft diameter to about 6 inches with 1/4-inch wall oil pipe. > You can probably do this if you increase the driveshaft diameter to about 6 > inches with 1/4-inch wall oil pipe. Yeah Ernie, you must be an automotive engineer or something, more like a sand lot mechanic. Next thing you will be telling us is to use 4" diameter pipe and 1/2" wall thickness. And, don't forget to fill that pipe up with lead or concrete. Why would we expect that you know any more about driveshafts than you do about quoting, when posting to newsgroups? As a matter of fact a mechanical engineer, made a lot of money over the years designing many different types of machines and equipment ranging from mining to EPS fabrication, as well as RVs. The laws of physics apply to everyone and everything, given the same situation. Twisting a long shaft produces interesting results, especially when a lot of torque is applied at one end and considerable resistance at the other. It's pinheads like yourself who don't understand what takes place that gets people killed and maimed when they refuse to seek sound advice. In driveshafts larger diameters with hollow interiors are much more sound than solid shafts. I'd go into the physics of why but I'm sure it would sail far above your carrot-top hairdo. Speaking of "Pinheads" Ernie, who are you replying to? How would anyone know? Have you ever heard of quoting? > As a matter of fact a mechanical engineer, made a lot of money over the > years designing many different types of machines and equipment ranging from [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > go into the physics of why but I'm sure it would sail far above your > carrot-top hairdo. > Speaking of "Pinheads" Ernie, who are you replying to? How would anyone > know? Have you ever heard of quoting? [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >>go into the physics of why but I'm sure it would sail far above your >>carrot-top hairdo. "Pinheads"? Aren't those the people who TOP POST??? Definitions: Top-posting: Writing the message above the original text, when one replies to an email or a post in a newsgroup. Bottom-posting: The opposite of top-posting. Now the new message is placed below the original text. http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html We are fanatic Usenet-readers. As a result we are often annoyed by people who keep top-posting. This is considered as not good 'Net etiquette'. The majority of Usenet-users prefer bottom-posting. In addition to bottom-posting, it is customary to leave out non-relevant parts of the message with regard to the reply, and to put the reply directly beneath the quoted relevant parts. If you want to know more about writing new posts. Check out this site: http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanb/documents/quotingguide.html > > Speaking of "Pinheads" Ernie, who are you replying to? How would anyone > > know? Have you ever heard of quoting? [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > about writing new posts. Check out this site: > http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanb/documents/quotingguide.html Thanks for your post with the links. I generally do not top post, except when I encounter a newsgroup where most of the participants do, as in news://alt.trucks.ford. >>"Pinheads"? Aren't those the people who TOP POST??? >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > except when I encounter a newsgroup where most of the participants do, > as in news://alt.trucks.ford. LOL! No problem... I top post because I hate having to scroll down every time to see peoples responses. SignatureMark -- I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates who once said, "I drank what?". >>>"Pinheads"? Aren't those the people who TOP POST??? >>> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > LOL! No problem... I use OE and have the courtesy to set my reply settings so they don't repeat each and every previous post to the thread. This naturally places any of my posts at the top. If you don't like it then go to another subject. Jeeze....some people need something to complain about that's why I occasionally sneak a type in somewhere. I agree. I hate to scroll past all of the other posts to read what's at the bottom. Takes too long, and I'm way to lazy for that. Spdloader >I use OE and have the courtesy to set my reply settings so they don't >repeat [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Jeeze....some people need something to complain about that's why I > occasionally sneak a type in somewhere. >I agree. I hate to scroll past all of the other posts to read what's at the >bottom. > >Takes too long, and I'm way to lazy for that. > >Spdloader That's what trimming your posts is for.. Personally, I could give a turd if it's on top or bottom, as long as there aren't 4 bazillion lines of previous thread quoted for a 3 word response. > I use OE and have the courtesy to set my reply settings so they don't repeat > each and every previous post to the thread. This naturally places any of my > posts at the top. You call it "courtesy". I call it laziness. It would be more courteous to quote the message that you are replying to so that we can get the context of your reply. I also use OE. H In Outlook Express, you are replying to the message that you attach to. Pretty simple to me. Spdloader >> I use OE and have the courtesy to set my reply settings so they don't > repeat [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > your reply. I also use OE. > H > In Outlook Express, you are replying to the message that you attach to. > Pretty simple to me. > > Spdloader Yes, simple for you, since you know who you attached to. Not so simple for the rest of us. H Gee Whiz Jethro....just look at the thread the reply was attached to.... > Gee Whiz Jethro....just look at the thread the reply was attached to.... Dufus, looking at the thread doesn't show me which post you are replying to. H > Gee Whiz Jethro....just look at the thread the reply was attached to.... Look Jethro, what if the thread is deleted upon exit? Or do you leave a thread showing 957 entries? My local drive shaft place won't make one over 77". I'm with everyone else, why would you want to change it? steve > Can I safely have the stock two piece drive shaft in my '71 F-100 longbed > converted to a single shaft? Cause a two piece is a pain in the butt SignatureMark -- I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates who once said, "I drank what?". > My local drive shaft place won't make one over 77". I'm with everyone > else, why would you want to change it? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> Can I safely have the stock two piece drive shaft in my '71 F-100 longbed >> converted to a single shaft? >Cause a two piece is a pain in the butt How so??? Gotta deal with the extra bearing support and twice the u joints. Seems like more that could go wrong. SignatureMark -- I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates who once said, "I drank what?". >>Cause a two piece is a pain in the butt > > How so??? |
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