martin Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 [face=Arial]is it possible to chane the rotoflex rear shafts to something else?does anyone do uprated rotoflex joint as i seem to fall to bit when just stood up for a couple of months.[/face] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Martin,I am not aware of anyone actively selling a conversion although I know that Canley Classics are in the process of developing one.I got fed up with rotoflexes last year for similar reasons to yours. In fairness, real rotoflexes last quite well. It's just that they not always easy (or cheap) to come by.Conversions are out there. Many of these are based on T2000 shafts. My own home brewed solution ( on a MK2 Vitesse) uses an Escort outer CV joint and shaft with Volvo inner joint. The Diff output flange has to be modified (or an adaptor made) and a fairly minor mod is needed on the hub.So far its done around 1800 miles without incident. The only difference is the absence of the that Rotoflex 'boing' effect, and I hope, endless reliability.I did this conversion in a moderately equipped domestic garage (Mig welder, angle grinder, DTI kind of level) and had to enlist the aid of a machine shop for a couple of simple tasks. Joints & shafts came from a breakers yard.Can supply more details if you like.Nick JonesSomerset UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Nick,I'd love to know more.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100+ Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Yes, me too! Hello all, newbie to this site, although not to Heralds and Vitesses. I've been mulling this conversion over for a while; I'd like to know the intricacies of this job, and what the difficulties were etc. No hurry though, so don't stress; I have plenty more jobs to be getting on with before I'll get round to sorting the driveshafts.Cheers, Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizhto Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 I'm all ears too. I was planing a similar conversion to Herald. The idea was to use original Herald parts. I'm not going to use any parts from rotoflex rearend but adding some adjustable shafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin Posted August 31, 2005 Author Share Posted August 31, 2005 looks like just the thing to me.i would be interested in some more or alot more detailsthanksmartin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toledo Man Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Have any of you lot heard of the polybush version of the Rotoflexes? I think I read it in "Dolly Mixture" (the TDC mag) somewhere. Are Vitesse Rotoflexes the same as the ones used in the FWD cars? It might be better than a driveshaft conversion and certainly more cost-effective.I'll try to find out some more about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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