[Rovernet] P5 3L driveshaft

[dmaxwell at as.net]

Steve,

I'm taking Friday off from work and will pull the driveshaft apart and 
see what it looks like now.  I'm hoping that just a new key would be 
all that is needed but figured that I should check into the worst case 
scenario!

David


On Wednesday 05/19/2021 at 07:58, Steve Manwell via Rovernet  wrote:
>
> David,
> I didn't realize there was a shaft connection with a woodruff       
> key, but I see it now in the parts book diagram.  I would guess       
> that the nut on the drive flange got loose and allowed the key to      
>  shear.  If the tapered surface on the shaft and in the flange are     
>   not damaged, then you may be able to find the crescent shaped slot   
>     for the key in the taper and knock out what's left of the key.     
>    Then you would only need a new key.
> Steve
>
>
>
> On 5/19/2021 10:29 AM, David Maxwell       via Rovernet wrote:
>
>>
>> Thanks Ben,
>>
>>     I probably won't get pictures of the damage until the         
>> weekend but will get them off to you on Monday.  At least the         
>> east coast isn't the UK!
>>
>> David
>>
>> On Wednesday 05/19/2021 at 07:21, Ben Saunders via Rovernet         
>> wrote:
>>> Send me some photos of the damage so I can         get a better idea 
>>> of just
>>> what has occurred and I might be able to assist. I do have a         
>>> shaft but I
>>> am on the other side of the country.
>>>
>>> Ben
>>>
>>> On 5/19/21 9:12 AM, David Maxwell via Rovernet wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm looking for the front driveshaft for a P5 3L.  The           
>>>> locating key
>>>> has gone missing and the slot it goes into seems to have gone          
>>>>  missing
>>>> too!  Not really sure what happened but without the key           
>>>> (woodruff
>>>> key?) the two halves of the shaft do not turn together           
>>>> anymore!
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>>
>>>> David
>>>> California
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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