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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 06:52 PM
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Ive just fitted my rebuilt gearbox with an uprated "ricardo" atb differential, got everything back together and the driveshafts don't fit in the diff. They are too small and the teeth don't interlock. So does anyone know what inner CV joints have bigger teeth than the stock ones?
The usual inner cv's measure 25mm across the teeth, i need 28mm ones...

Help please got a rolling road day soon and ford fair next weekend!
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 07:32 PM
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You should ask "ricardo" (or whomever supplied the diff) should know what fits.
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 07:54 PM
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I have emailed them... Just wondering if anyone had any ideas, maybe mtx inner cv's etc?
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 08:36 AM
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Quaife ATB is also 28mm...



I think you are maybe running a 1.3 gearbox and shafts as IIRC they are smaller?!
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 10:01 AM
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I was running a standard rst lsd gearbox and shafts... They measure up at 25mm
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 11:49 AM
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Yer RS are 25mm, 1.3 are 23mm iirc.
So no idea on what cv's
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 12:11 PM
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I need to find an inner CV thats 28mm and that fits onto my driveshaft...
What size are MTX CVs? Maybe thats what i need?
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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 11:41 AM
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Jano had measured an MTX inner CV for me and its 28mm!
What cars had MTX gearboxes, so i can try and track down some CVs or shafts?
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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Rogeyboy
Jano had measured an MTX inner CV for me and its 28mm!
What cars had MTX gearboxes, so i can try and track down some CVs or shafts?
some mondys i think and the mk5/6 escort rs2k run the mtx75 if they are any use?

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So how come my shafts in my s1 fit straight into my quaife atb then ?
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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Roscopeco
So how come my shafts in my s1 fit straight into my quaife atb then ?
So do my brothers s2 shafts, they just fit in his quaife diff.
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my standard shafts went in my quaife and in my gripper , will mtx cv's work with rst shafts ?
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Originally Posted by Roscopeco
So how come my shafts in my s1 fit straight into my quaife atb then ?
Originally Posted by BRAM
So do my brothers s2 shafts, they just fit in his quaife diff.
The Quaife diagram must be showing the aperture size not the splines I guess?!
Originally Posted by stuart collins
my standard shafts went in my quaife and in my gripper , will mtx cv's work with rst shafts ?
No they won't, or you would'nt have to cut and shut shafts to run a MTX box I imagine?!
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