bugjam1999
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- Aug 18, 2015
Hi all,
Perhaps I’m over thinking this – I’ve got a 240 that I turbo converted back in 2015. Over the last couple of weekends I took the engine with attached (and increasingly rattly) M47 out, then refitted it with an M90 – of course now the propshaft is too short. My thinking so far has been that I should fit adjustable torque rods and set the diff angle correctly before measuring the gap and then having the propshaft lengthened, but thinking still further perhaps the difference in length will be negligible, or taken up by the sliding joint, or the rear section of the prop shaft will slide into the front section meaning the distance from the prop carrier bearing to the gearbox output flange will remain the same regardless…
Any thoughts? Am I overthinking? I measured the gap as it is, which unsurprisingly enough is 50mm – the difference in length between the two gearboxes.
For completeness- the car is lowered 40mm on lowering springs. I haven’t made an adjustable panard bar yet.
Cheers
Perhaps I’m over thinking this – I’ve got a 240 that I turbo converted back in 2015. Over the last couple of weekends I took the engine with attached (and increasingly rattly) M47 out, then refitted it with an M90 – of course now the propshaft is too short. My thinking so far has been that I should fit adjustable torque rods and set the diff angle correctly before measuring the gap and then having the propshaft lengthened, but thinking still further perhaps the difference in length will be negligible, or taken up by the sliding joint, or the rear section of the prop shaft will slide into the front section meaning the distance from the prop carrier bearing to the gearbox output flange will remain the same regardless…
Any thoughts? Am I overthinking? I measured the gap as it is, which unsurprisingly enough is 50mm – the difference in length between the two gearboxes.
For completeness- the car is lowered 40mm on lowering springs. I haven’t made an adjustable panard bar yet.
Cheers
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