Drive shafts?

[hughy]

Rebuilding my Ecos and forgot which side does the shortest drive shaft go, at minute I have the shortest one on drivers side

[georgie1]

font or rear

[hughy]

sorry mate Front shafts

[georgie1]

sorry mate Front shafts

these are rears i think

http://www.escortrscosworth.com/foru...t=drive+shafts

[richyx]

Front are same length

Rears are different

[georgie1]

Front are same length

Rears are different

dont one have a c clip

[hughy]

Cheers Georgie, think I need to swap them around

[hughy]

Front are same length

Rears are different

No my front shifts are different sizes..one is about 1 to 2 inchs longer then the other

[hughy]

dont one have a c clip

Yea inside the front diff on drivers side? Should this be put in or can I get away without it? I've read about this before but been a long time ago

[georgie1]

Yea inside the front diff on drivers side? Should this be put in or can I get away without it? I've read about this before but been a long time ago

not to sure best ask one of the guys on here


im sure it there to stop the shaft popping out under load


a lot of people buy the automotiveunlimited dear but abit longer and stronger

[Mark Barber]

front shafts should be same length
the clip isnt important it can be left of but dead easy just to take the diff pan off and refit

xr4x4 shafts are aproxx 14mm longer than cossy ones im talking of the actual shaft part only the ends are the same
are you measureing the whole thing hughy ?? cus you may need to compress the spring inside the pot joint on both and re measure

[the youth]

you do not need to fit the circlip the inner cv tripod will pop out of the inner cv long before the shaft falls out of the diff
.steve

[hughy]

front shafts should be same length
the clip isnt important it can be left of but dead easy just to take the diff pan off and refit

xr4x4 shafts are aproxx 14mm longer than cossy ones im talking of the actual shaft part only the ends are the same
are you measureing the whole thing hughy ?? cus you may need to compress the spring inside the pot joint on both and re measure

Hi Mark, its the shaft part only I'm measuring..looks like I have an xr4 shaft which side would be best to put the longer one on? Drivers? Hugh

[georgie1]

not having ago guys but why was the c clip fitting only on one side i belive if it not important

[Mark Barber]

hughy yes drivers as thats the side that pops out under load when your engine mounts are fooked


george

because its to stop you losing your diff oil if working on that side for any reason ie doing a wheel bearing or similar