Belt drive

On 2019-04-29 00:37, James wrote:
On 28/4/19 12:12 am, Joerg wrote:
On 2019-04-26 08:33, AMuzi wrote:


That's true but how different to the rider from a broken chain,
driveshaft, crank or pedal?



Chains usually do not snap without some serious lack of maintenance or
running them way past prime. Never heard of a driveshaft break except
once on a heavy vehicle (bus). Belts usually snap out of the blue.


Out cycling one day I came upon a Ford F150 or F250 perhaps, where the
driver had come to a stop at a side road to my left. Before I rode in
front, the driver revved the engine and, I assume, dumped the clutch.
There was a bang and ting ting ting sound, as the broken drive shaft
continued to spin while the vehicle remained practically stationary.

I know of a front wheel drive vehicle that suffered a broken drive shaft.

I broke a shaft in a gearbox once. It's a shaft. It broke.


The only time I heard that about a car was a coworker who torqued off
the drive shaft on a VW microbus. He had put a Chevy V8 engine in it ...

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