If you are using a manual transmission, the C5's has a "snubber" centrally located on the driveshaft itself, the snubber is a glass reinforced disc mated to the driveshaft mid-span whose sole function is to stabilise the driveshaft should the natural frequency be reached (ie miss a gear shift /...
Hi,
Gkn manufacture a UF joint (undercut free) that will take +50 degs of articulation due to it's lengthened ball track but it is not plunging. GKN's AAR will take 26 deg of articulation and plunge of 55mm (2.4inches). GKN's GI will take 23 deg of articulation. The VL joint was a favourite...
Yep, we've had supplier QC issues. We tried a number of things initially, additional ceytl lubrication etc etc. I know we broke at least 3 hi-shear tools in different fixtures. In all instances they broke at the HAZ of the welded neck on the tool which is not a typical failure mode.
We changed...
