Prop Shaft Guibo Inspection Holes?
11-16-2015, 12:54 PM
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Prop Shaft Guibo Inspection Holes?
I know I've seen it mentioned here that Pro race teams do this, but I'm curious to hear from anyone who's actually done it or seen it done? We put a lot of hours on my car at each event, but I don't have the time or budget to replace the prop shaft couplers after every race. This would allow me to inspect them without time-consuming disassembly in case they are coming apart before my annual replacement timeline (~80 race hours).
I'm thinking that a 1" hole milled in the bottom of the torque tube in line with each of the couplers would be sufficient for inspection, and aligned 3" holes in the tunnel plate in order to have clear view without dropping the exhaust and tunnel plate. The car only has 255hp at the wheels so I'd assume that weakening the tube would be a non-issue. Am I missing anything?
I'm thinking that a 1" hole milled in the bottom of the torque tube in line with each of the couplers would be sufficient for inspection, and aligned 3" holes in the tunnel plate in order to have clear view without dropping the exhaust and tunnel plate. The car only has 255hp at the wheels so I'd assume that weakening the tube would be a non-issue. Am I missing anything?
