510 wagon driveshaft for 5speed

[Eriks]

Can anyone make or supply one?

Appreciate all advice, thanks.

[tr8er]

Take yours in and have it re-tubed.  My build has the specifics.

 

http://community.ratsun.net/topic/45295-ruby-510-wagon-l20b-5-speed-driver-build/

(Carter landed a very helpful picture on page one.  Print it and take it to a drive shaft shop.  They will need to re-tube with smaller shaft.)  

 

Might be better to keep yours and have them build one from scratch.  Mine needed a new yoke on one end, so all that remains from the original is one yoke.  And I didn't save any money destroying my wagon shaft.  I followed Carters picture to a tee and came up a bit short as seen below.

 

 

 

And I took a pic of my yokes after I turned them down to spec for the drive-line shop.  Believe it or not, if you are careful with your tooling, a precision fit will not need to be welded!  Heat and press fit is enough.  That's what they tell me, I got mine welded.  

[datzenmike]

Can anyone make or supply one?

Appreciate all advice, thanks.

 

Depends on the 5 speed. If a 71B 5 speed just use a sedan driveshaft. If 71C then measure from end of trans to diff flange and let the shop work it out.

[bananahamuck]

Welcome to Ratsun tr8er! :thumbup:

We'll get you sorted.

Regarding driveshafts:

here are four with some specs:

 

top : sedan shortened for z 5spd - 37 3/8" between yoke centers (~5 3/16 shorter than stock)

next : sedan stock - 42 9/16" between yoke centers

next : wagon shortened (and re-tubed) for z 5spd - 43 11/16" between yoke centers (5 3/16" shorter than stock)

bottom : wagon stock. - 48 7/8" between yoke centers. Note larger diameter than sedan

 

It's a bit of a stretch to use a stock sedan driveline on a wagon with a long tail 5spd.

--carter

 

 

Take yours in and have it re-tubed.  My build has the specifics.

 

http://community.ratsun.net/topic/45295-ruby-510-wagon-l20b-5-speed-driver-build/

(Carter landed a very helpful picture on page one.  Print it and take it to a drive shaft shop.  They will need to re-tube with smaller shaft.)  

 

 

 

I have pesonally used this and measurements are perfect..  When someone asks driveline questions , that post/build thread  is  what i post to explain.

 

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[datzenmike]

There are lots of goons with sedan driveshaftes used. It's just an option that does work The spline is plenty long enough even though about 1 1/8" short. Just saying I have had several people say they have and are still using theirs

[Eriks]

Thanks everybody. The 5 speed i have is a dogleg from 610 sss, which I read must be A-series something. Just wondering, what is "yoke center"? 

[datzenmike]

The 610SSS does come with a dogleg 5 speed and I believe it's 31.5" long same as the 71B 5speeds. Just measure it. The 610SSS had L18 with dual SU carbs so it will mount to any size L series engine..

[tr8er]

damn.  Dogleg wagon...  I couldn't find one for my wagon.  Thanks for starting my day with jealousy.