Pre A+ Rods and Rubber Coupling Drive shafts
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A set of 4 pre A+ rods removed from an Austin 1300GT Engine. They still have well used pistons fitted. £20 + post

A Pair of Hardy Spicer Drive shafts, no CV's (from memory) £10 + post

I will get pictures if there is interest, they are burried in the shed at the moment.

Edited by apbellamy on 15th Mar, 2010.

First dibs on the driveshafts please :)

No prob's. I want to be 100% certain that my info is correct. Are there any obviouce differences between H.S. and rubber connector ones? I'll put a pic up this evening

2nds on drive shafts

If HS and rubber X-coupling ones are the same (as Vegard says in another thread) I also have a pair, about to be scrapped.

So, as per Andy, is there any way of being sure ???

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

To my knowledge, there are two types of Hardy Spicer shafts. The common rubber coupling/ hardy spicer shafts and the Cooper S shafts

The Cooper S shafts are easily identified with a raised ridge about 1/2" wide some where along its length.

The plain ordinary Hardy Spicer shafts are plain along their length.

The hardy spicer and rubber couplings are interchangeable on the main drive shafts.

I am happy with either :)

These came from a 71 1275GT. I'll get a pic or two tonight.

Early 1071 Cooper S used rubber coupling.
There are some differences between rubber and Hardy Spicers, but no practical difference.

Andy's sale is first obviously but if there are two of you who want them from Sprocket's description, I'll do mine at the same price.

1970 998 rubber coupling so no "Cooper S" raised ridge on mine.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

can you get me a pic rod I will take them if they will fit the Coopers type HS type joint,
regards,
Paul.

mine are the type in teh top of this link

http://www.somerfordmini.co.uk/pdfs/Catalo...riveFlanges.pdf

borrowed from another thread...

But the Cooper S shafts have that ridge, I know, as I have them on the car. While the others do not, so ergo, they are not the same and Somerford are wrong

Pictures:





No raised bits, so not S ones

And this is what I have so, after Andy, if they are of use to anyone....

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

Tenner sounds good to me:)

If you want to weigh in the couplings and bin the rubbers, would you post the shafts on their own?

Those are fancy schmancy nylon couplings. Don't bin!

I dont supose Andy has the other bearing caps for them?

You could always make one out of the remaining parts, but then you really need two full sets to make the car go anywhere.

I only want the shafts :)

I think I have the nyclon caps and U bolts in a bucket somewhere. Will look tonight.

I'll way the shafts by themselves and pm you a postage cost tonight Sprocket.

rods, i am interested in just the shafts, can you get a price for pp

Phil,
I'll pop the joints off and weigh just the shafts.

Paul,
Sorry as Phil was second to ask on the thread but I'll have a search if you're still interested as I may have another pair lurking around somewhere.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

Phil,
Bare shafts are 2.3kg which unfortunately put it into a more expensive price band with Royal Mail, £7.06 for "standard parcels". Earliest I could post would be Saturday.
However Parcel2go are currently showing £7.04 for 24-72hr via HDNL and they collect so overall quicker.

PM me if you're still interested.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

The cost will be the same for Sprocket. I'm already sending something by this service for somebody else so can easily book a second collection.

I have used HDNL before. they are happy to collect from your doorstep if you are not around.