Guest Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 What does the thing in the righthand halfshaft do and why is it there and also should it be only on the one side. to me it looks like a drive dog but i can't understand why it isn't a soild shaft like the other side any comments much apreciated thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 It is called a torsional damper and is actually a vulcanized rubber coupling between the outer and inner RH driveshafts. It's purpose was to reduce torque steer and absorb harmonic vibration. Most reman shafts do not have it. My 69 has a replacement shaft without it, and I can now feel some vibration on a hard uphill pull under acceleration that wasn't there with the original half-shaft. Of course, the original shaft's outer CV joint was junk, so I had to get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 Thankyou, My one had a steel conecting coupleing when i pulled it apart, so I welded it together soild this should solve the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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