prop fell off help???

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Aug 16, 07 10:05 pm

lmao, yea is was just the uj fell apart while sationary just about to pull away.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Aug 17, 07 12:16 am

pete walton wrote:Pete is one off the youngest members on the forum i should think money is a premium for him so talk of loops and balancing props is not what he needs.

How old do you think I am? And more importantly how old do you think I was when I joined and got my Charger? And I suspect after 5 years of me being back at uni Mr Bedford's finances are considerably stronger than mine.

I wasn't arguing for the sake of it, I was making a case for thorough maintanence. Checking the balalnce of rotational parts after a rebuild is good practice and can save agro time and money and possibly a life.

All this talk of prop loops is great, but it masks the fact that the only instance you'll be needing a prop loop (in a stock car) is if your prop wasn't correct to start with. Do your sums, be thorough and the need for extra safety devices should be academic. Bear in mind we aren't talking race cars here.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Aug 17, 07 1:45 am

I dropped a prop Friday morning,on the New Yorker on my the way to 2006 Nats.
Removed it of on the roadside took it to the guy in Luton (Sorry forgotten his name and the company), but I am sure someone on the site knows of him.
Great guy in a small workshop back of some houses.
Cut of both ends fitted larger uj's balanced it for £90 had it back on and turned into the POD at 10pm in time for a beer.
Top Man.

latil · Post by **latil** » Fri Aug 17, 07 7:55 am

So,out of interest,how many of you go round all the lube points every 1000 miles and do a visual check for loose/worn/perished components?

I do,and always have. Things don't pack unexpectedly then.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Fri Aug 17, 07 9:49 am

I occasionally give the prop a twist by hand to see if there is any play in the joints. But only if I am under there for another reason.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Aug 17, 07 11:43 am

I definatley need a lube up and I don't want to think about worn and perished bits.

Ache all over

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Aug 18, 07 1:12 pm

whoops i didnt mean to cause an argument lol.
pete walton sent me a uj got it this moring and its the bigger one to what i have got thanks anyway pete and ill keep for a spare for anyone on here and sort you out a couple of beers.
when down wolfrace this morning and got one off the shelf for a tenner top one

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Aug 19, 07 12:17 pm

and btw bratfink i dont see how you can comment on my money situation, im a 20 year old panel beater whos obviously not on the same money as a 30 or 40 year old panel beater (due to work output) plus with the scamp being a daily driver and the girlfriend living 15 mile away it all adds up, lets not turn it into a whole hes better off then me situation we'r all running budgets here on the mma no matter how loaded people are or arnt.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Sun Aug 19, 07 1:19 pm

When a certain chap's prop let go on his Charger it took a huge chunk out of the floor, snapped the tailshaft off the trans and the prop was lost down the motorway, as well as ruining a nice pair of frilly pants. He had a prop loop...............Hanging on his garage wall!

Make a prop loop......

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Aug 19, 07 6:59 pm

yea im gunna sort one out kev thanks

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Aug 19, 07 10:49 pm

I'l have the frilly pants if he is finished with them

newport100 · Post by **newport100** » Sun Aug 19, 07 11:04 pm

Just my 2 cents worth

I took my El Camino for a carb tune up 2 months ago and the prop let go on the rolling road- Not the UJ - It ripped in 1/2 - dug in the rolling road- smashed the gear box , ruined the torque convertor and left a big hole in the underside

£2000 later I am wishing I had thought about loops etc-
Consensus of opinion from the prop guys (Recoprop in Luton - where Bob went) was that the standard prop was way to weak for the Modified engine(all modded in the States before I bought it)
never even though about it-

Very peeved but also feeling lucky I wasnt driving it at the time

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Aug 20, 07 1:27 am

Knightcharger wrote:I'l have the frilly pants if he is finished with them

Gonna need em Bob.

newport100 · Post by **newport100** » Mon Aug 20, 07 9:24 pm

$25 to lessen the risk(albeit a small risk) of getting your legs damaged etc
sounds money very well spent to me whatever budget your on

Mopar Muscle Association UK

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