[DeTomaso] 1/2 shafts

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/27/06 14:03:38, JDeRyke at aol.com writes:

<< If you're going to  separate the two shaft-halves at 
the slip-joint, make a permanent index-mark, take a photo or do something so 
you put the slip-joint back as it is now, or the car will shake like a wet 
dog 
at speed!  >>

>>>Very true--I went for a ride in George Gordon-Smith's Mangusta after he 
picked it up from a very reputable race preparation shop (among other things, 
they build the chassis for the Saleen S7 supercar), and it shook so much it 
would rattle your fillings out.  I checked it out and discovered the halfshafts 
had both been assembled incorrectly, out of phase--what a nightmare that would 
have been had he chosen to continue driving it!

The factory halfshaft halves are stamped with a two-digit number and 
alignment arrows, as per Jack's recommendation, but painting (and especially 
powdercoating) can fill them in and render them invisible, so making your own marks 
that will survive after refinishing is definitely a good idea.

Mike