Major Safety Issue
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:12 am
I have said plenty already about how much I dislike the driveshaft make up in these cars but recently I discovered that a broken drive shaft is a potential death trap. Why is this so?
It is so because when the driveshaft coupling/s let go, the driveshaft thrashes about under the transmission tunnel tearing up metal in its path until it stops. Unfortunately the rear brake lines run inside the same tunnel along with the clutch hydraulic lines. Should such an incident arise, your rear brake lines could be cut along with the clutch line. This would leave you with no gears or rear brakes at the same time. Talk about high drama!
In the attached photo, that is exactly what happened. So be warned.
The solution is to relocate the hydraulic lines well away from the tunnel and the driveshaft.
It is so because when the driveshaft coupling/s let go, the driveshaft thrashes about under the transmission tunnel tearing up metal in its path until it stops. Unfortunately the rear brake lines run inside the same tunnel along with the clutch hydraulic lines. Should such an incident arise, your rear brake lines could be cut along with the clutch line. This would leave you with no gears or rear brakes at the same time. Talk about high drama!
In the attached photo, that is exactly what happened. So be warned.
The solution is to relocate the hydraulic lines well away from the tunnel and the driveshaft.