help appreciated please 2a TD

[alexia]

Just spent most of Saturday replacing springs on my mates 2a which is powered by a TD with a 5 speed box running gear.
Alls well apart from the fact that now it is sitting 2" higher due to the new springs, the prop - which has been shortened to about 9" long (to accomadate the 5 speed box) vibrates as the angle of dangle is more acute than it was. It sits on 15" wheels with some big tyres on.
Any ideas - apart from put the old springs back on?
Any help appreciated.

[Swingletree]

You can get a special joint from some places for exactly that application. It is basically two UJs back to back so it spreads the dislocation over a greater length. I think some disco's might have had them fitted? But they are available as an after market accessory. Dont know if you can get them for a Series though. You might have to lower the gear box on the chassis mounts to decrease the angle of prop dislocation?

Good luck.:D

[alexia]

Thanks. Does that mean that as the double UJ joint is longer than the normal, there need to be sufficient slack to push the prop back to accomodate it?

[V8_Disco]

You could go with Double Cardon (sp?) prop shafts fitted as standerd to Disco 2s, Expensive mind, for that length it might have to be a custom made its been 18months since i replaced mine

you can also get wide angle jokes on a standerd UJ a cheeper solotion

can you remove the prop shaft? there is a good engeniring shop in Honley ...

Aidan

[Swingletree]

You could go with Double Cardon (sp?) prop shafts fitted as standerd to Disco 2s, Expensive mind, for that length it might have to be a custom made its been 18months since i replaced mine

you can also get wide angle jokes on a standerd UJ a cheeper solotion

can you remove the prop shaft? there is a good engeniring shop in Honley ...

Aidan

Nice one, thems the ones I was on about.;)

[alexia]

Cheers guys - will pass this info on
My mate is still very dispondant over shelling out £200+ on new springs which have made his truck worse - even thinking about converting it back to a petrol 2a!!
regards

[Rage Rover]

Check out http://www.propshaft.co.uk/profile.cfm .
I am having some vibration troubles myself with what seems to be both my props - remove one at a time and drive with difflock on . I don't know how bad yours are - mine vibrate at about 45 / 50 mph but only when i just lift off the throttle and the car is coasting .I have tried everything and am already on the HD wide angle jobs . Current wisdom seems to be that if the gearbox flange and diff flange are exactly parallel all will be ok . If however one is in line with the prop ( ie the diff ) and the gearbox UJ is doing all the work then that's when you get the vibration . From what i've tried out there must be more to it than that - i've had them parallel / out of phase etc etc .The known cure really is the cardan joint . Is your prop 9 inches long or shortened by 9 inches ?

Bad news being that at present the double cardan joint is not available ( from the propshaft clinic ) - it was before for about 65 quid . They are on back order and may be in at end of March i am told - with a large waiting list for welding in :(.