Half Shaft

[Steve Jones]

The half shafts were produced as above by utilising the 'gear' half of an original shaft mated to a new 'taper' half. The spigot and socket joint was a tight fit and the only fixing of the two was a weld around the external edge of the joint that was then turned to the original half shaft diameter. No friction welding, no pins etc. etc. It didn't work!! If the shafts that now appear to be on the market are from the same batch as mine from 30 years ago (and the circumstances suggest they might well be) then as Ruairidh says, an innocent party is selling them without realising. Hugh, the original poster, obviously knows where he bought his half shaft. Perhaps he should draw his supplier's attention to this thread to prevent further problems.

Steve