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Old 08-29-2008, 05:09 PM
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Default Stupid question about a driveshaft...
I received my shaftmasters driveshaft today and I was wondering...

just to be 100% positive....how do I make sure I got the 3.5 I ordered and not the 4"? What do I measure? Diameter is way off both...
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Old 08-29-2008, 05:55 PM
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What's the diameter measure?
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Old 08-29-2008, 06:01 PM
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Around 12".
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Old 08-29-2008, 07:41 PM
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If the diameter of your driveshaft is 12" someone sent you one for a bus.
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Old 08-29-2008, 07:58 PM
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LOL no joke thats wayyyy to big! Maybe he meant circumference...but that would make his diameter closer to 4 than 3.5
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Old 08-29-2008, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by sonicmetalicS197
LOL no joke thats wayyyy to big! Maybe he meant circumference...but that would make his diameter closer to 4 than 3.5
LOL +1.

That would be a 300 lb driveshaft with a 12" diameter.

OP: Diameter = distance across the width of the driveshaft. From one side of the circle to the other side. Circumference = distance around the driveshaft.

Try again.
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Old 08-29-2008, 09:31 PM
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oops....I did circumference and it was around 11.2" after a redo. I'll check the diameter when I get home...
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Originally Posted by CroDalmatinac
oops....I did circumference and it was around 11.2" after a redo. I'll check the diameter when I get home...
[Circumference] divided by [The Value of Pi] = [Diameter]

so...

11.2 divided by 3.14159 (rounded) = 3.5650

If your measurement is right, then I'd say that you rec'd the 3.5" diameter DS
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Maybe weigh it and compare it to the shaftmaster specs?
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Old 08-30-2008, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 28HopUp
[Circumference] divided by [The Value of Pi] = [Diameter]

so...

11.2 divided by 3.14159 (rounded) = 3.5650

If your measurement is right, then I'd say that you rec'd the 3.5" diameter DS
I totally failed that class so this is like Greek to me.
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