That’s how most businesses operateGlad that worked out well.
For what's worth. None of my local driveshaft was paid until I picked up driveshaft.
same here, Southbay Driveline in San Jose, nothing up front.Glad that worked out well.
For what's worth. None of my local driveshaft was paid until I picked up driveshaft.
Glad that worked out well.
For what's worth. None of my local driveshaft was paid until I picked up driveshaft.
That’s how most businesses operate
same here, Southbay Driveline in San Jose, nothing up front.
Ive always wondered what those parking brake pads look like. Do they sit on the rotor correctly?
ah, I don't call SouthBay driveline, I just go over there. Maybe over the phone is different.Usually when you call a business and order custom parts built to your specifications, shipped to your location you're going to pay up front. I have some stuff at a local machine shop, and a local driveline shop right now, and will be paying when I pick them up. Two different types of transactions...
Ive always wondered what those parking brake pads look like. Do they sit on the rotor correctly?
What do you mean by 'pad engagement?' There is maybe 1/16 or 1/8" strip of the top of the brake pad surface that is above the rotor, the rest of the pad surface is touching the rotor - I'd put it at 95+% of pad surface engaging the rotor.The pic verifies what ive thought all along. There isnt 100% pad engagement, not that big of a deal for a parking brake.
It appears theres alot more than 1/16th- 1/8th. Realize, im blind in one eye with 4 year old sears glasses! Anyways now i know after wondering for a long time.What do you mean by 'pad engagement?' There is maybe 1/16 or 1/8" strip of the top of the brake pad surface that is above the rotor, the rest of the pad surface is touching the rotor - I'd put it at 95+% of pad surface engaging the rotor.
As long as you can crank on the ebrake and it holds strong even on an incline, that's what matters. Hopefully that is the case
It appears theres alot more than 1/16th- 1/8th. Realize, im blind in one eye with 4 year old sears glasses! Anyways now i know after wondering for a long time.
'Glad that worked out well.
For what's worth. None of my local driveshaft was paid until I picked up driveshaft.
@Tom Wood's maybe you could comment on the above too?I recently completed front driveshaft build for my rig. There are not many options out there for multi-piece high angle. I called HAD, Adams, Tom Woods, and JE Reel. None except HAD were interested in building what I wanted.
It's really simple to explain. What the guy from Tom Woods is talking about is mass production using off-the-shelf parts. This thread is about custom high angle driveline that normally require custom machine work along with other non-standard components.@Tom Wood's maybe you could comment on the above too?
That's a rather ill defined statement. Is a one ton driveshaft built to flex 35 degrees and running 20 degrees at ride going to last for 100k highways miles? Not likely. Is the same shaft capable of lasting for years under a hard core rock buggy? Yes. Is it "reliable"? I guess it depends.... also, if Tom Woods doesn't think it will work reliably; they won't build it.
I can't answer why we were not interested in building the shaft. It sounds like that conversation was a long time ago so a can only speculate. I can see that there is a carrier bearing, intermediate shaft, and a second drive shaft involved; basically a two piece drive shaft. There are of course many factors that are important such as angles, tire diameter, horsepower, and intended use that are important in our evaluation of what can built. I can't tell from the photos if this is a 1350 series or a 1410 series shaft, my guess is 1350 but if it was 1410 we cannot build a 1410 series two piece shaft. Also, when it comes to two piece shafts we hall have our own designs and different ways of approaching it. Ours can be found here Two Piece Front Shaft. Perhaps the way we build them was not the way this vehicle needed. Frankly, two piece shafts suck, there is no way to make them work well, it is just a matter of making them work as well as they can given the circumstances. We may have thought that what we could offer would not be adequate or we may have been out of the parts required to build such a shaft, in either scenario we would indeed turn away a customer. I'm not however talking about mass production using off the shelf parts. We build many drive shafts that require extensive machine work or creative designs. Even so, some things are just outside of our wheelhouse and we'd rather admit that and say no than to sell you something that we don't have full confidence in.
Which is why many of us have taken to building 3 piece shafts like what I pictured earlier. Thanks for checking in. I've always appreciated TW's excellent customer service .Frankly, two piece shafts suck, there is no way to make them work well,