Broken drive shaft

mx5v8 · Post by **mx5v8** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 5:58 pm

Pulling away at a set of traffic lights the other day my drive shaft broke. Wouldn't be a problem but it was custom made so have been going round the local engineering factories to see if anyone can make one up but no joy. Anyone know where I can get one or maybe two made up. Its a bmw one end and Mazda the other, both ends splined. I've got the two pieces as a pattern. Have done a search and it came up with a place in Scotland and another in Nottingham, must be more than that and somewhere down South.
Cheers Andy

ian.stewart · Post by **ian.stewart** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:20 pm

Used to be a place in the paddock enterance at brands that did nothing else, I cant remember the name,

v8man · Post by **v8man** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:54 pm

nice guys here

http://www.reco-prop.com/

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:09 pm

Andy Robinson or Hauser racing will copy shafts.

stevieturbo · Post by **stevieturbo** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:08 pm

As above, although if you check yellow pages there are bound to be local engineering places that can do such things.

russell_ram · Post by **russell_ram** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:16 am

http://www.baileymorris.co.uk/

would be the people to use.

Russ

eta; although you of course said DRIVESHAFT and I think they major in propshafts - doh !

mx5v8 · Post by **mx5v8** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:23 pm

Cheers for the replies and links, looks as if I can get one made up for about £250, will take a couple of weeks. Hopefully the other side won't give up just yet supposed to be keeping spending on the car down this year.
Andy