DragRaceResults.Com    Bracket Talk    Bracket Talk Forum  Hop To Forum Categories  Tech Talk - by Abruzzi    blowing up driveshafts and goethe enterprises
Page 1 2 3 
Go
New
Find
Notify
Tools
Reply
  
blowing up driveshafts and goethe enterprises
 Login/Join
 
DRR Pro
posted
seems there is an epidemic of high horsepower 4 link dragsters spitting driveshafts out.

according to the experts,such as mark Williams,its not a weak shaft or joint,they claim the driveshaft gets placed in a bad position around 1000 feet which in turn binds the joint,then blows it up.

they claim the only fix is an alternate shaft such as the cv style shaft built by Goethe enterpises that can still function at an akward angle.
the problem now is Goethe has gone ghost.dosent answer calls.wont return voicemails or texts.wont respond on facebook.this is numerous people that are experiencing this.and if you do talk to him he has you get the measurements for the shaft and then never calls you back.

someone else out there that builds a similar style shaft?
 
Posts: 1433 | Location: united states | Registered: January 16, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR Pro
Picture of Mike Beck
posted Hide Post
Hey Mike, anyone have video of what the dragster looks like after the 1000 ft? Does it bow up like a Alky or Top Fueler?
 
Posts: 1444 | Location: South River, NJ | Registered: June 19, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR Pro
posted Hide Post
lol
not sure mike but there seems to be a lot of carnage in a lot of instances!!
mine has been fine,but a whole bunch haven't!!
 
Posts: 1433 | Location: united states | Registered: January 16, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR Pro
Picture of rusty
posted Hide Post
I wonder what bind they are seeing at 1000 we think we are back to ride height on shocks at that point.which is 1.5 degrees


honesty is the best policy,insanity is a better deffense
1.036, 6.16@ 224

 
Posts: 1474 | Location: texas | Registered: February 17, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR Pro
posted Hide Post
according to the experts its binding 1000 feet through the traps and again upon lifting
 
Posts: 1433 | Location: united states | Registered: January 16, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR Pro
Picture of rusty
posted Hide Post
Shock sensor doesn't show it just trying to learn something


honesty is the best policy,insanity is a better deffense
1.036, 6.16@ 224

 
Posts: 1474 | Location: texas | Registered: February 17, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR Pro
posted Hide Post
me too rusty maybe it depends on chassis style and shock placement?
this is the way mark Williams described it to me and Goethe when he used to answer his phone
 
Posts: 1433 | Location: united states | Registered: January 16, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post



DRR Pro
Picture of rusty
posted Hide Post
We have the goethe on Seabass car with shock sensors and on mine no sensors and regular driveshaft. Sensors show extension at hit and by 1000 ft or sooner back to zero


honesty is the best policy,insanity is a better deffense
1.036, 6.16@ 224

 
Posts: 1474 | Location: texas | Registered: February 17, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR Pro
posted Hide Post
from what I am reading its most substantial when you lift.he saying the front yoke splines bind on the trans shaft and put the yoke into a wobble.
 
Posts: 1433 | Location: united states | Registered: January 16, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR Pro
posted Hide Post
I would be surprised if anybody has broke a TRUE chromoly driveshaft from MW..in a dragster
 
Posts: 1275 | Location: USA | Registered: December 04, 2008Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR S/Pro
posted Hide Post
I have a ride height and right rear shock sensor, would they show what's needed to determine bind?


J.R. Baxter

""Fathom the hypocrisy of a Government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured ..but not everyone must prove they are a citizen."

2024 Miller
Rolla Competition Engines
ProCharger
Hoosier Tires
Abruzzi
 
Posts: 1558 | Location: Waxahachie | Registered: July 04, 2005Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR Pro
posted Hide Post
MW said it’s just the characteristics of a four link dragster....no fix
 
Posts: 1275 | Location: USA | Registered: December 04, 2008Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR Pro
Picture of rusty
posted Hide Post
quote:
MW said it’s just the characteristics of a four link dragster....no fix

well i have seen some awfull poor setups,but have also seen a lot of 4 links going very fast for more than short term.still intersted to learn more


honesty is the best policy,insanity is a better deffense
1.036, 6.16@ 224

 
Posts: 1474 | Location: texas | Registered: February 17, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR Pro
posted Hide Post
quote:
MW said it’s just the characteristics of a four link dragster....no fix

mark Williams told me the fix is a Goethe cv driveshaft but that guy is non exsistent...looks like he put some shafts out from 2014-2016 on a regular basis but then things have looked shaky.
 
Posts: 1433 | Location: united states | Registered: January 16, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post



DRR Pro
Picture of rusty
posted Hide Post
i saw him at one of the races we went to last year may have been denver.he is still making shafts i think,but not his primary job.seabass has had some success talking with him in the past.i will touch base with him.


honesty is the best policy,insanity is a better deffense
1.036, 6.16@ 224

 
Posts: 1474 | Location: texas | Registered: February 17, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR Sportsman
Picture of pentastarrail
posted Hide Post
It's not just Mark Williams, most any of the top TD chassis builders recommend a solid car for just that reason.
Not saying it can't be done with a soft tail BUT you need the correct components.

I tried to google what you are looking for but didn't get much.
You may need to find a local drive shaft company that can make one.


Man was not built to fly ... That's why he built HEMI's

Frank Zeffiro
ALIAS -- BIG KAHUNA
 
Posts: 977 | Location: Winchester, Connecticut | Registered: September 20, 2002Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR Pro
posted Hide Post
quote:
.seabass has had some success talking with him in the past.i will touch base with him.
he will talk to you,just wont call you back after you give him the measurements
 
Posts: 1433 | Location: united states | Registered: January 16, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR Top Comp
posted Hide Post
Does he have the patent on it and if not then why doesn't Williams or Inland Empire or Dennys or one of the other driveshaft manufacturers build one that's similar?


Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right. Here I am.......
 
Posts: 5338 | Location: stuck in the middle with you! | Registered: March 11, 2002Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR Pro
posted Hide Post
looks like he applied for the patent in 2013
 
Posts: 1433 | Location: united states | Registered: January 16, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
DRR Trophy
posted Hide Post
I've never seen one of the Goethe driveshafts in person. But in pictures, they look a lot like the tripod CV axles we used in FSAE cars, when I was in college. I would guess that Goethe put in the engineering to design yokes to work with an existing, off-the-shelf CV joint.

Taylor Race Engineering sells all of the components to piece together your own CV axle, but their bread and butter is sports car racing (the FSAE market depends heavily on Taylor). I doubt they stock components that would stand up to T/D power levels. But if you're not getting service from Goethe, Taylor may be worth a phone call.

https://www.taylor-race.com/


Ben Rawe 383H
1965 Chevy II Nova
 
Posts: 226 | Location: Alexandria, KY | Registered: April 04, 2003Reply With QuoteReport This Post
  Powered by Social Strata Page 1 2 3  
 

DragRaceResults.Com    Bracket Talk    Bracket Talk Forum  Hop To Forum Categories  Tech Talk - by Abruzzi    blowing up driveshafts and goethe enterprises

© DragRaceResults.com 2024