Well, the Chevelle is D.O.A.....

[68l30]

The part that confuses me...it came apart under no real load. At what RPM would this have failed on the ground with traction /weight and increase friction-resistance in the driveline ? It could have been much worse. How much depth was in the yoke engagement, how did it slip under rotation? Could there have been a bind adding stress to the shaft during torque / suspension cycling? Any clues on what's left of the Muncie or the shaft (tubing, wall thickness, cracks) itself?

I enjoy doing Destructive & NDT testing on Welded-Fabricated components here at work....I find all failures interesting as they each tell a story. I'm looking forward to seeing this back together !


BIG

[earntaz]

NDI to the nth ...

[VintageMusclecar]

NDI? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

[earntaz]

Nondestructive Inspection ... system used for inspection of various aircraft related componenents.

[68l30]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: earntaz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nondestructive Inspection ... system used for inspection of various aircraft related componenents. </div></div>



Yep, same as NDE.....I spend all day staring at Welds and Fabrications. I'm the guy that drives everyone nutz...... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]


BIG

[VintageMusclecar]

Ah...I'm familiar with NDT, but I'd not heard of NDI. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[VintageMusclecar]

Trans has been ordered and is supposed to be here Friday or Monday.

[VaChevyman]

I was readin' some of the remarks here and was wondering what kind of transmission you were getting. Also wanted to say, I have a close friend restoring his LS6 1970 Chevelle to near new original except he had been racing it with an auto trans where it originally had a 4 speed, he sold the 4 speed a few years after buying it in favor of the auto for drag racing, that said, he's pretty good about researching stuff before he buys and has recently received a 4 speed built to m22 specs from a company called Auto Gear in New York. Its supposed to be even better than a m22 for quality of the gears and other parts in it. Just wanted to let you know about it in case you hadn't already heard of them. I'm a newbie and still learning at 66 years old so if I'm off base, just let me know.
http://www.autogear.net/

[VintageMusclecar]

You'd think I would've known that acronym since I worked in the aerospace industry...probably knew it at one point and forgot. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]


The ol' gray matter just ain't what it used to be. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

[wagonman]

Don't fret, in the Aerospace industry NDT is an acronym for both Testing and Inspection.

You don't really hear the acronym NDI To often.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VintageMusclecar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You'd think I would've known that acronym since I worked in the aerospace industry...probably knew it at one point and forgot. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]


The ol' gray matter just ain't what it used to be. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img] </div></div>