Propshaft, X Flow Type9 'box

[blueyedbiker]

Afternoon all.  Just dropped the above combo into a de dion chassis and I'm slightly concerned at how little clearance there is between the end of the prop shaft and the tail shaft oil seal, the prop shaft yoke is almost fully into the tail shaft with about 5mm to spare between the smooth bit of the yoke and the oil seal.  The engine sits nicely on its mounts and the gearbox mount is a tad forward of the holes on the chassis plate.  I know everything is fixed but is 5mm enough to cope with expansion, flex on all the mounts and general thrashing about?  72290 is the part that CCC supplied which I see on the website is for SV & CSR and it's about 26" long from flange to yoke tip.  My c.1996 assembly guide says the yoke doesn't go fully into the tail shaft but I did expect to see a little more than 5mm poking out. Ta.

[Molecular--Bob]

Would it be useful to you to have a flange to flange measurement of an original x-flow prop? I still have my old one in the shed so could measure it for you. 

Fairly sure I had less of the prop inserted into the box than you have.

[elie boone]

That sounds about normal, as the diff. is fixed your propshaft won't move eather.

[blueyedbiker]

Hi, thanks for the responses, apologies for the delay in replying, I've gleaning verdicts from other sources and it seems that 5 mm's about right.

Be interesting to see what happens when the engine and gearbox mount rubbers go soft! 

John.