Who re-splines driveshafts??

[WaveDemon]

Why do they wear so fast in the blasters anyway? Does the hull flex to much, do they need a bulkhead to pump support bracket?

I think side mounting is a big cause of it in a blaster. When I side mount I rev the motor with the pump out of the water then tip it into the water and it snatches me. I'm sure reving at higher rpm freely and then being pulled down to a low rpm instatly under load is bad.

 

[SkiDaddy]

The very best way to go would be a polygonal shaft - quote "Polygon precision, non-round shaft to hub mechanical connections are a direct replacement for applications that would otherwise use keyed or splined shaft to hub connections. They have been proven superior to splines and keys for High Speed, High Torque Drives and Close Fits. They have 35% greater torque with twice the shear strength. Polygons are Self-Centering and Self-Aligning connections with High Precision Fits. We provide advanced mechanical connections for demanding power and motion transmission."

There's no mention of a continually changing axial engagement, but it shouldn't be a problem. Industrial loads shift frequently, just not as much as say when Nick's drilling for oil.:Banane09:

The downside is that manufacturing these designs is not commonly practiced, and specific information regarding the geometric profile can be ~tricky~ to obtain. Here's a company that specializes:

http://www.generalpolygon.com/

See "What is a Polygon?" for more info.

 

[Mile9c1]

That square shaft looks like it would be a biatch to line up for installation.

 

[LBE]

This is great stuff guys, keep the brain storm going, It would be cool to find an alternative to replacing a drive shaft with something better than new. :hail:

 

[waxhead]

you want them better than oem, ,thats why we made them out of harder material than stock

We went down the square and refixing the spline etc

And we found it wasnt worth it

But have a go
you may come up with a better solution than what we did