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shiny_car · 23-10-2007

yeah, great photos AN. i'm not confident to do the work myself, nor have all the required tools. so i admire your efforts.

Originally Posted by jozza

I'm guessing the "inner"shafts were designed for that reason alone - easier access to the diff for dismantling.

part the reason (i presume, cos i'm no mech engineer) for the Intermediate Driveshaft(s) is because the diff is not positioned smack-bang exactly equidistant between the L and R wheels. it is offset to the left. if you simply had a long R-side driveshaft and short L-side driveshaft connecting directly between the diff and wheels, you'd have all sorts of torque-steer/other havoc. so, the L and R drivershafts need to be equal length. which means there is the Intermediate Driveshaft connecting these to the diff.

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shiny_car Lounge winner car of the year Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 2,536 Member car: GT 3.2L V6 . 155 2L 8V	Re: Replacing diff with Q2 myself yeah, great photos AN. i'm not confident to do the work myself, nor have all the required tools. so i admire your efforts. Originally Posted by jozza I'm guessing the "inner"shafts were designed for that reason alone - easier access to the diff for dismantling. part the reason (i presume, cos i'm no mech engineer) for the Intermediate Driveshaft(s) is because the diff is not positioned smack-bang exactly equidistant between the L and R wheels. it is offset to the left. if you simply had a long R-side driveshaft and short L-side driveshaft connecting directly between the diff and wheels, you'd have all sorts of torque-steer/other havoc. so, the L and R drivershafts need to be equal length. which means there is the Intermediate Driveshaft connecting these to the diff. GT . 3.2L V6 . Q2 . Kyalami Black - Red . Eibach . KONI . ATP 19" . TOYO Proxes4 . Mille Miglia exhaust 155 . 2.0L 8V TS . Grigio Grey - Grey . Eibach . Bilstein . Enkei 17" . Bridgestone RE001 . REMUS