[Rovernet] P5 3L driveshaft

[Vern Inkspot]

I think Steve’s guess is a good one, the key has been sheared off and the remnant is filling the keyway.

Yours
Vern

> On May 19, 2021, at 9:32 AM, David Maxwell via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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