Vintage work crew photos

**tedg53** · Nov 15, 2022, 05:20 AM

Originally Posted by mcthistle007

And What does a Torque Tube actually do? Does the Driveshaft sit inside the Tube? Would Modern Cars benefit from haveing this??

Before the mid-engine Corvettes, models with the engine in front and transaxle in the rear used a torque tube to connect the two, and yes the driveshaft ran inside.

**mr mikey** · Nov 15, 2022, 05:34 AM

Torque tubes were not fun when a u-joint needed to be replaced. My first experience when I was about 16 years old was what the?, It was an early American Motors Rambler. You had a choice of pulling the engine-trans or rear axle to access u-joints. The axle was always the best choice. Now you quote the customer $400.00 bucks when on a normal driveshaft a u-joint back in the 60's was $50.00 bucks. Glad I didn't see many of those.

**IntheGroove** · Nov 15, 2022, 05:39 AM

My Unimogs had torque tubes...

**Toolmaker51** · Nov 15, 2022, 04:06 PM

re post 2725 & 2726. I'd say steam powered equivalent to modern jack-hammers, especially with Ingersoll connection. What too is interesting, some have a heavier supporting tripod and a hand crank; to feed the thing in.
They are a lot like today's portable hot-tap device.
https://www.google.com/search?client...ot+tap+machine

**Jon** · Nov 20, 2022, 09:07 AM

Shasta Dam workers. Shasta County, CA. December, 1941.

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**Jon** · Nov 27, 2022, 09:07 AM

Newsboys. St. Louis, MO. 1910.

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**jimfols** · Nov 27, 2022, 10:32 AM

2736

We was tough when we was kids.

**Toolmaker51** · Nov 27, 2022, 10:59 AM

2736* I saw that gang in line for lottery tickets, each with more confidence than cohorts, "this one here, it's a gonna be the big one".

**mr mikey** · Nov 29, 2022, 05:58 AM

Next let's try beer

lol

**funforall 69** · Nov 29, 2022, 06:17 AM

Yup. I had a 1948 Ford that I switched the flathead out and put an overhead valve Y-block in. Drove it with the column shift for a while, and then decided to put in a floor shift transmission, I think it was out of a Ford truck. I pulled the rear-end to be able to get the job done. It was quite a bit of work.....I'm glad that things progressed mechanically to where it is different now....just drop the driveshaft by loosening the universal joint clamps on the differential. The old way was a pain if you ever needed to replace the clutch.