encased driveshaft?

Ivor, you can probably "finesse" that dent out of the brake drum lip with careful application of ball pein hammer blows. That is once the drum is off. But be careful! If it snaps off could affect balance, as you noted. If the drum will still turn freely when off the ground you might want to just leave it alone.

That trans is very similar to the BW 65 that Jaguar used, so you might actually be in better shape than most of us over here. BW boxes weren't used in US cars after 71, though some imports still used them (and still do... but Aisin Warner...). Most of the Brit cars went to GM trannys for the US market, but Volvo used a later BW model through the early 80s. Few over here still remember much about the BW boxes though.

You can get parts from Northwest Transmission (www.nwtparts.com). They will ship over to you, but don't know what shipping cost would be.  

Brake drum is free, so I think you're right, I'll leave it dented as a souvenir.

Trans bands probably never been adjusted. Hmm.

Panhard rod bent? Yes... is it not supposed to be like that????
Have noticed that when the car goes around a right hand bend where the suspension is on rebound - bumpy road or a humpback bridge - there is a light clonk!! from the left side rear and the rear end seems to hop a little. But the Panhard rod is tight at both ends, the rubbers look fine.
Bent??? Oh Lordy, not another thing........

Ivor

Was hoping to collect the shaft tomorrow, but the chap at the shop hasn't even got it apart yet.
I lent him my TSM, and from reading it he says he has to pull the rear slip connector out of the shaft before he can get the shaft out of the tube. He says there is a puller in the parts list to do the job, but he will have to make one.

Now it may be that I didn't read it aright, but I thought the rear slip joint was part of the shaft and it was the front uj unit that pulls out of the shaft (interference fit), and not the rear?

Also, he thinks there's a clip holding the centre bearing in there??

It sounds as if he's read it thoroughly, but any comments welcome. Obviously I don't want it damaged taking it apart.
It's a V8 auto, I do recall that the shafts are different for the 6 and the manual.

He also mentioned that the reason I have the vibration is that the front yoke is cracked both sides and the bearings are rotating in the yoke, so it's just as well that I pulled it before more damage was done.

Ivor

Thankyou, that's what I thought.
I've told him to push it out.

The TSM is a bit confusing. Like so many sets of instructions it was written by someone who already knew the subject so it makes assumptions and muddles the various types of propshaft.

Anyway, hope it comes out OK. I've asked Galvin to ship me over a rebuilt shaft in case the repair shop doesn't work out, but the problems they seem to have with overseas shipping, I don't know how soon that will happen.

Just want to get the car fixed, one way or the other.

Ivor

I seem to have hijacked this thread, so continued in a new thread Repairing the V8 Ambo propshaft
http://theamcforum.com/forum/topic88888_post790482.html#790482

Funny that it's often referred to nowadays as a Drive Shaft. We in the UK refer to it as a prop shaft, so does the TSM. The term Driveshaft we apply to the half axles in an independent setup such as the TR6 or the Jaguar.
Funny how terminology drifts over time.

Ivor