I Keep throwing driveshafts

[zouz10]

Hey guys,

I was racing yesterday and i kept throwing my front driveshafts... This was not the first time, and i've already tried the fuel tubing in the collars, but that didn't seem to work... They next thing i can think of is maybe a camber adjustment... I also tamed down my wheel turning travel, and that didn't help..

Any thoughts?

Chris

 

[kreb]

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what kind of vehicle?

 

[zouz10]

MCD Race Runner, EVO 2... Sorry forgot to mention..LOL

 

[pipeous]

can you shorten the track width? maybe the dogbones aren't quite long enough and shortening the arm would help? maybe you have flexing/twisting going on as well that is allowing it to go too far.

 

[zouz10]

The only real way to adjust the track width is to adjust camber, since all the other rose joints are in to their max.. It's popping out at the wheel and not the diff part... I think if I put longer shocks it might make it worse.
I was thinking of a solution today and i think i might be able to shim the cup where the driveshaft meets at the diff.. It's a long shot and i don't know if it will work but we'll see..

Chris

 

[kryptonite5b]

the conical drive shaft springs seem to work the best. the fuel line gets worn down allowing the drive shaft to get "spit out" under suspension flex.

 

[pipeous]

or just put limiters inside your shocks under the pistons to reduce a few mm of downtravel

 

[zouz10]

Got the whole car torn down yesterday and found an idea, i'll post pictures when I do the adjustment..
Kripton, how long are the fuel tubes supposed to last? Because both times they were really fresh, like 5 minutes old


Chris