Guest Posted November 28, 2000 Share Posted November 28, 2000 The topic on Drive shafts got me wondering. My origional driveshaft was a P.O.S. It was two separate pieces held together by means of a rubber booty. <BR>To better describe it:<BR>____________________<BR> rubber<BR> ---------------------------<BR> ---------------------------<BR> rubber<BR>____________________<P>Kinda like that. Anyway, the fricken thing just melted one day. Was that a normal driveshaft to have on my car? Or did someone just well, put it on there for god knows what reason?<P>Car origionally:<BR>1967 Skylark w/ 340. 2dr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUICK RACER Posted November 28, 2000 Share Posted November 28, 2000 Yes, that's a normal driveshaft, '68s had them too, I got a whole pile behind the garage. Was probably done as a damper, like the harmonic balancer also has rubber it it. Scary that it melted though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2000 Share Posted November 28, 2000 You're telling me it was scary. I'm sitting there, the engine will rev but not move, and blackish smoke is wafting up from underneath my car...ugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Guy Posted November 29, 2000 Share Posted November 29, 2000 You don't realize how lucky you are to have a drive shaft that you can remove with 4 bolts. The guy on the other thread has an enclosed driveline with a torque tube and a solid drive shaft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted "Wildcat65" Nagel Posted November 29, 2000 Share Posted November 29, 2000 I had my 65 Special driveshaft modified for fitting a st400, the driveshaft guy tells me how the thing is just connected with rubber, tells me how I should just have a custom driveshaft made. This is as he is handing me my old one all fixed up, stock 35 yo rubber in place, but nice paint. Anyway, that reminds me I should get a new driveshaft for the 455 wagon before mine goes up in smoke.<P>------------------<BR>Ted Nagel<BR>65 WildcatConvSuperWcat<BR>65 WildcatAutoSuperWcat<BR>65 Wildcat4spdSuperWcat<BR>65 Riviera Wildcat 445<BR>65 Special Wagon 455<BR>70 GS Stage1 4speed<BR>66 Fleetwood Brougham? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 29, 2000 Share Posted November 29, 2000 I am the other guy with the closed driveline...open is way easier....I had a 67 wagon with a single piece driveshaft....I thought 2 parts were used only on Sr. cars and Riv....<P><BR> Irony....it took me the same amt. of time to pull the rear end and driveshaft out of my 55 as it did on my 66 Sr cars I have had...about 20 minutes/half hour...<P><BR> don55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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