B44 Uprated driveshaft pin

[Mash Potato]

Lost drive on the rear of my B44 as I've either lost or snapped(not had a chance to check) the pin in the outer of the shaft on one of the rear wheels. Obviously I could get the AE rebuild kit, but I have a feeling that I've read of uprated/stronger pins advertised. The trouble isi can't find them, can anyone help out?

[super__dan]

Nortech Boss, PM Northy

[jimlee]

Have had the same problem so could you let us know if you got something better to solve the problem....cheers

[Richard Lowe]

Either NorTech do solid pins (which are also a bit longer to fill the whole slot in the wheel) or Associated sell upgrade solid Factory Team pins, part number 1654

I just use the standard split rollpins in all my cars and don't have any issues. On the older Associated cars before the cone washer was introduced if you clamped down on the wheel too much it would bend the pin and weaken it. Crank down on a wheel more then you normally would then take it off and check to see if it bent the pin, if it did you need to space the driveshaft closer to the centre of the car. Move some of the shims from the wheel side of the hub to the CVA side, that should sort things out

What wheels are you using, they might have a shallower slot for the pin than normal that's putting excess stress on it?