<VV> Corvair half shafts...

[RoboMan91324@aol.com]

Yes Tim,

That struck me after I sent off my initial response.  Some torque tube 
systems use solid and some use hollow shafts to transmit torque but you are right, 
the older ones pretty much used solid drive shafts.  I believe but do not know 
for a fact that a major reason for using a solid shaft was because they were 
much smaller diameter which allowed for a reasonably sized torque tube.  I 
believe that in the last half century, all drive shafts have been of a hollow 
shaft design unless dimensional constraints were imposed such as the use of a 
torque tube.  Both hollow shafts and solid shafts will work but manufacturers do 
not universally move to one technology without either cost or performance 
benefits and in this case, both benefits IMHO.  I would be happy to discuss this at 
length off list since this doesn't seem to have much to do with Corvairs any 
more.

Doc
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In a message dated 10/31/2004 2:33:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, YENBAT writes:
You went way out on a tangent from where I was coming from...

Torque tubes used SOLID drive shafts.

That was my sole point

Tim Abney