Replacing your fabric coupling with a later Hardy Spicer propshaft.
I have heard of people having to move the handbrake to
fit a Hardy Spicer joint in place of the fabric coupling. I purchased a new
propshaft for my short wheelbase box saloon from A7 Components. As he handed it
to me, David said you may have to do something with the hand brake.
On investigation and doing some measuring I realised what he meant it would not fit as the handbrake mechanism is in the way. Speaking to people who have done the job it is quite a palaver to move the handbrake mechanism over.
On taking some measurements of
the new propshaft I concluded that I could machine the propshaft down to clear
the handbrake. So I put the propshaft in my lathe and turned it down removing
the square shoulders (see pictures). All I had to do to the handbrake was to
remove one bolt and fit a socket countersunk head screw in its place to clear
the turned down propshaft.
I turned the propshaft down to 2 3/4" diameter and it
is a tight fit.
David Cochrane has seen my
modification and he said in future he would sell his propshafts machined down.
Roger Ballard DA7C