Noisy drive shafts

[Chris1]

Why should I spend £ 1607 at XCS, as I can buy all the items at JK Sports Cars for £ 599 (all four UJ´s & shaft, flanges comes with the chassis pack)?

On a Cobra on which most of us drive ± 3000 miles per year.

You could also invest in a set of side pipes that are about 18'' from you ears !
I've had these for over twenty five years and don't hear any unwanted noises .
The other thing is that I only do about 3k miles a year .
Chris.

[garyjettrike]

Hi Roco
The XCS kit is for the Dax DeDeon with Camber Compensation ,only the older Jaguar independent chassis has 4 UJs,
Dax doesn’t list a kit that eliminates the Jag drive shaft and UJs for Lobro joints on the De Deon ,
the price you quoted is only for one side when you put it in your basket the price is double

[Resik]

Hello Gary,

this is what I found on the website of JK Sportscars : https://www.jksportscars.co.uk/?s=uj...t_type=product

So 2 x £ 34 + 2 x £ 78 this makes £ 224. And for the shaft it is £ 375, so the total is £ 599.

[conrod]

I must admit that the only noises I experienced with the DeDion transmission were from the CV joints (which were at the time supplied by Dax as "inspected used" items, and from the CV joint adapter plate nuts and studs continually coming loose. The first was solved by fitting new joints, and the second by fitting K-nuts that could be properly torqued up! And as Chris mentioned, all other noises on the car strangely disappeared immediately after fitting a pair of DB sidepipes!

Hope you're keeping well BTW Rocco!

[garyjettrike]

as he doesn't seem tp have the adaptor flanges its a bit irrelevant

[garyjettrike]

Hello Gary,

this is what I found on the website of JK Sportscars : https://www.jksportscars.co.uk/?s=uj...t_type=product

So 2 x £ 34 + 2 x £ 78 this makes £ 224. And for the shaft it is £ 375, so the total is £ 599.

ah I made the mistake of adding two drive shafts , he also seems to have several different prices for the UJs

[Chris1]

It is also recommended that the joints are regularly checked for movement
and pumped with grease if you have grease nipples available.
The old Jag one had these and should last for a long time.
We had these types on dyno propshafts and they lasted a good few thousand
hours.
If they dried out they would be toast!
Chris.

[garyjettrike]

this is strange if you go to the address given on the Dax website Dax aren't there, its some Taxi firm, were are Dax now days. http://www.nightingaledisabledtransport.co.uk/

Choles Ind. Estate , 284 The High Road
North Weald, Essex, CM16 6EG – UK

[conrod]

Knocking your competition on a public forum is out of order Gary...

[garyjettrike]

Hi Alan
do you Know what’s happened with Dax I would love to know, also I’m not in competition I retired over a year ago and now enjoy being at home building projects for my own enjoyment , I am currently building myself a 32 Ford Hotrod