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thanks rod, im ignorant about some old automobiles, but am willing to learn. thats why i ask questions on this forum,as dumb as they may seem, to someone with vast knowledge of classic cars...bob bob

wow! the model a fords had a closed driveshaft setup? i heard they were kind of confusing to shift, operate. throttle on steering coluum, floor pedals for some gears.... bob

firefrog, cool! i thought that one of the benifits of the closed driveshaft would have been to protect the u-joints from water, dirt and so forth. i think it was truely "overkill" but in a good way! i was born in 1960, so its interesting to explore old designs. i was born and raised a...

thanks again mike for the info, and link! i always thought that those old closed type driveshafts would be alot of work to repair! wow! bob

thanks mike, but the driveshaft actually goes through the tube, correct? bob

hi, ive heard of "closed driveshafts" that were used on early 40-50's american cars, but never had the oppertunity to actually see or work on one. i beleive the actual driveshaft is inside a torque tube. how do u get to the u-joints to remove the shaft, and what is the purpose of the tube...