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Sunbeam-mike

United Kingdom
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Posted - 11 May 2018 :  15:04:18  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Arrocuda,

That sounds good news in the long term.

Any NOS we find will have been sitting on a shelf for 40+ years and those from a car will be in a similar state as ours!

A Google search for 'propshaft support' turns up many images. I'm sure there's one out there that can be adapted. Unless the club can get a batch refurbished...

keep us updated.

Mike Hooper
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arrocuda

United Kingdom
501 Posts

Posted - 11 May 2018 :  14:33:39  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'm in the same boat Mike. The irony is that it was spotted by the examiner at the MOT station, but he couldn't fail it, only list it as an advisory cos there's no check box on the DVLA site to identify it as a fault. At the time he showed it to me the rubber was perished and had split from the outer case.

Not that made any difference to the outcome as I hit a pot hole on the way back and.... bonk a donk a bonk bonk bonk a donk.... and it was completely goosed. No rubber there at all now.

Anyway have already measured the shaft cos is no chance of finding a NOS one. Think I might have identified a potential replacement just waiting for the guy to confirm the dimensions.

Tim

Building the 'Mark II' fastback Rapier ('Arrocuda').
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paul marshall

United Kingdom
136 Posts

Posted - 10 May 2018 :  22:30:38  Show Profile  Send paul marshall an AOL message  Reply with Quote
sorry again! ive messed this thread up! i mean i have half a dozen split props, one may have a good doughnut

paul marshall
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paul marshall

United Kingdom
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Posted - 10 May 2018 :  22:29:22  Show Profile  Send paul marshall an AOL message  Reply with Quote
sorry again ill have a look i have half a dozen props one of them may be good enough email or ring cheers

paul marshall
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paul marshall

United Kingdom
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Posted - 10 May 2018 :  22:28:12  Show Profile  Send paul marshall an AOL message  Reply with Quote
hi mike , easiest just to swap for a single piece prop. i have a couple if you want one 50 delivered. 01489877580

paul marshall
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Sunbeam-mike

United Kingdom
164 Posts

Posted - 09 May 2018 :  17:22:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi,

Anybody know where I can get a good centre support for a split Fastback prop?

The bearing is fine. it's the rubber that's gone.

Alternatively, where might I get it 're-rubbered'?

Or maybe there's an equivalent I can modify from another vehicle?

Thanks,

mike

Mike Hooper
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