Steve
Just suffered massive propshaft failure on a Dutton Malaga.
Question A; Whos best near the south coast for custom propshafts?
B: Fibreglass gel coat repairs, worth the money to do or just replace?
C: Underpant replacement?
Cant help with advice re the propshaft supplier but undercrackers.. figleaves are good, if a little expensive...
Steve
Autoprop in Felbridge (East Grinstead) for the Prop Shaft.
how did it fail, any photos?
There you go http://www.redlandhealthcare.co.uk/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=390 
I hope no personal injuries?
Regarding undercrackers, I wonder if the Army have carbon kevlar Y's. May get a second hand pair on ebay but could be a bit discoloured depending where they came from.
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Originally posted by Worzey
Autoprop in Felbridge (East Grinstead) for the Prop Shaft.
Rich were you on the a34 on monday? If yes then I went past and waved in my orange indy. Where did it happen? 
Depends how bad the fibreglass has been damaged and what the cost/availability of the replacement parts is like.
If the prop went through something then it's likely to be a pain to get looking good and being strong again, so a new panel is probably the
answer.
Underpant replacement is probably required if the prop joined you in the passenger compartment. I think the bin-men would appreciate the old set
being bagged and sealed 
[Edited on 7/5/09 by iank]
Piccys can be found HERE
Billys propshaft failure with pics (lucky I was'nt a passenger that day!)
HERE
G
[Edited on 8/5/09 by Mr G]
Driveshafts tend to break for only 3 reasons:
-overspeed. The slight unbalance gets worse and worse and WHAM! it tears itself apart.
-too much torque. Unlikely in your case.
-previous damage. A dent or bent shaft causing one of the above failures at lower speeds/torque.
I would suggest doing some math to see just how fast your driveshaft is spinning. If you have an overdrive transmission you may be overspeeding it at
high speeds.
Cheers.
Cory
quote:
Originally posted by C10CoryM
Driveshafts tend to break for only 3 reasons:
-overspeed. The slight unbalance gets worse and worse and WHAM! it tears itself apart.
-too much torque. Unlikely in your case.
-previous damage. A dent or bent shaft causing one of the above failures at lower speeds/torque.
I would suggest doing some math to see just how fast your driveshaft is spinning. If you have an overdrive transmission you may be overspeeding it at high speeds.
Cheers.
Cory
