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Offline Greybeard

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Nothing new!
« on: 03.01. 2018 23:08 »
http://cybermotorcycle.com/euro/brands/moto-cardan.htm


My old Austin Seven used an early universal joint on the propshaft, known as a Cardan Block. I hope this bloke invented it!



http://www.da7c.co.uk/technical_torque_articles/carden_block.html
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Re: Nothing new!
« Reply #1 on: 04.01. 2018 09:03 »
Isn't there something similar at the gearbox end of the shaft on a Sunbeam S8/S7D ?
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Re: Nothing new!
« Reply #2 on: 04.01. 2018 14:05 »
Quote from: cyclobutch on 04.01. 2018 09:03
Isn't there something similar at the gearbox end of the shaft on a Sunbeam S8/S7D ?
Maybe.
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Re: Nothing new!
« Reply #3 on: 04.01. 2018 19:32 »
In Dutch and French language a universal joint propshaft is still called a "cardan"
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