Who has actually broken their tailshaft?
08-05-2005, 12:01 AM
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Who has actually broken their tailshaft? They tell me tailshaft mounted torque arms are good til you start going faster than 11's (though i think they should go by 60'ft times instead)
When was the last time someone broke a trans tailshaft?
When was the last time someone broke a trans tailshaft?
08-05-2005, 01:01 AM
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I have a vidoe on my comp of a friend going 7.0 in the 1/8th mile on his stock arm. Never heard of anyone damaging the tailshaft thought, although it is possible.
08-06-2005, 12:12 AM
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I've heard that so many times from so many different sources for so long that I just assumed it was true. But a few times someone posted here asking for anyone who had ever seen or experienced a broken tailshaft (preferably someone with pics) to post, but to my knowledge no one responded saying they did.
08-04-2008, 10:09 PM
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You talking about the tailshaft or the tailshaft housing? I've known lots of housings to break. Mainly from driveshaft/ujoint issues though. But I have heard of several torque arm related failures.
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08-06-2008, 09:43 PM
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I am in need of tailshaft housing number 2 and was wondering if this relocation bracket would prevent me from going through another tailshaft? Is that the only bracket i would need to make everything fit properly? What are your recomendations?
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That's my car in the above post with the broken tailshaft. I daresay that I'd break that one, too.
First, I broke the top bolt of the clamshell. Then, I broke a torque arm. Finally, the tailshaft broke. Just scrapped it all and went with a torque arm that's not mounted on the transmission.
Mind you, this was all during braking with my car, not accelleration.
First, I broke the top bolt of the clamshell. Then, I broke a torque arm. Finally, the tailshaft broke. Just scrapped it all and went with a torque arm that's not mounted on the transmission.
Mind you, this was all during braking with my car, not accelleration.
08-08-2008, 01:37 PM
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Oh, BTW - the TA that I cracked wasn't a BMR piece. The BMR arm that I had was the one that broke the transmission. Probably one of the strongest TAs out there.
Of course, I always like it when aftermarket parts are strong enough to break factory ones. It ends up costing money, but I know that I'm going faster when it happens!
Of course, I always like it when aftermarket parts are strong enough to break factory ones. It ends up costing money, but I know that I'm going faster when it happens!