[Rovernet] P6 final drive

[Vern Klukas]

Dermot meant what I would call the stub axles on the diff that the half shafts bolt to. Rover calls them drive shafts.

Yours
Vern


> On Mar 3, 2015, at 1:02 PM, Scruggs Family via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
> 
> Dermot, 
> 
> Clarification please... you said "drive shafts"... did you mean to specify
> "half shafts?"  Was there a common point at which these failures took place?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Gross Scruggs
> Annapolis, MD
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rovernet [mailto:rovernet-bounces at rovernet.org] On Behalf Of Dermot
> Harvey via Rovernet
> Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2015 1:19 PM
> To: Rovernet at rovernet.org
> Subject: [Rovernet] P6 final drive
> 
> There is another factor with P6 final drive - the differential drive shafts
> are different! The 3500S drive shafts are shot peened which is supposed to
> make them stronger. I think these drive shafts are a weak point in the rear
> end. I had a 3500S once where the drive shaft completely sheared leaving me
> stranded. I like to take these drive shafts out and see how 'upset' the
> splines are before using or selling a rear end. I have seen quite a few that
> are well on their way to twisting off!
> Thank you David Walter for the harmonic balancer info.
> 
> Dermot Harvey
> Spectral Kinetics
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