Escort mk1/2 propshaft help please!

[groovylee]

Morning all!

i have a bit of a question, and have searched high and low to no avail, so i thought i would see if any of the gurus over here can help?

i have a few english diffs for my Rickman ranger for classic trials. the two main ones being a 4.1:1 (spare) and a 4.44:1 going in the car soon.

the problem i have is that i had the 4.44 rebuilt properly, but have now discovered that it has a small (mk1?) flange wheres the 4.1 is a large flange (mk2?) The propshaft is also the larger flange type.

i'm loathe to rebuild the 4.44 again to change the flange, and don't fancy risking changing the flange over myself and wrecking it mid trial.

so, i had a thought about rotating the propshaft through 22.5 degrees, and then drilling the larger flange to accept the smaller flange on the diff.

as all of this is still attached to the car at present, i cant get to the prop flange to see if this is possible

has anyone heard of this being done before? if possible, it would be the best of both worlds for me, as all of my diffs would then fit

any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated. as always, this is being done on a tight budget, so the cheaper the suggestions the better lol

many thanks all,

Lee

[vtecpowergt]

I have done this in the past as long as there is enough metal to support another set of holes but you must drill the holes in the correct place you only have to get one out a little bit to end up with a vibration and if that happens it will shake its self to bits I found the best way to do it was to clamp the coupling you wish to use to it And use that as drill guide hope that helps.

[groovylee]

That's awesome news, thanks mate i have a man that can do these sorts of things in his workshop, so no problems as far as the precision side of things go. i guess the next step is to get the prop off and see if there is sufficient material to drill it.

thanks again!

Lee

[moggyman]

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[groovylee]

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