$75 MMC metal matrix driveshaft on ebay, verified color code w/ seller, not mine

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

I found another MMC metal matrix driveshaft on ebay - this is NOT my ebay sale, I am only linking it here to help anyone who is looking for a very low cost alternative to $$ better than stock driveshafts. This MMC stock shaft retailed for over $1300 when it was still available from ford and it will push your safe driveshaft RPMS up by almost 1500 rpms, allowing you to travel at higher speeds and/or with higher than stock ratio gears, without having to worry about driveshaft critical speed being a limiting factor for driveline harshness and tailshaft bushing life.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160351075246&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:MOTORS:1 123

I talked to the seller and they verified this shaft has the pink and green bands that indicate it is a P71 MMC tsb shaft. I am not vouching for this seller in any way or guaranteeing the accuracy of their information, but it looks to be legit.

Thanks

Steve

[RacerX]

??? That's the exact drive shaft on my MM with the same color bands!!! Could this be why I don't have any vibration at 125+ ??? Cool!

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

pink/green/blue or pink/green is a metal matrix shaft. Pink/blue/orange is a stock MM or P71 aluminum shaft

If your MM has a pink/green or pink/green blue shaft, yes someone put a P71 MMC shaft on it and you have been "upgraded"

[RacerX]

Cool! It's Pink/Green. Noticed it while blowing the cats. (no pun intended!):D It was used as a police cruiser. They may have upgraded it for safety sake.

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

I bet they did. Also the MMC shaft, like any other PI shaft, will have no vibration damper at the front yoke. So yours should be like that, not have a big vibration damper like the stock MM aluminum shaft.

[Krytin]

Do you have a picture of the damper - I don't recall seeing anything like that.
I'm checking my DS too!

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

It looks like a smaller version of a harmonic balancer that you'd see on the crank snout of an engine. It has an inertia ring on an elastomer. You can't miss it, it's on the yoke near the u joint up front and its huge. Ford used them on many cars.

Edit here is what the damper yoke looks like

http://www.allfordmustangs.com/techarticles/images/tr018f.jpg

If you don't have this, someone changed your shaft. Plain aluminum P71 shafts (orange stripe in conjunction w/ other colors) would not have this damper either, so no damper does not automaticall mean MMC shaft.

[Krytin]

It looks like a smaller version of a harmonic balancer that you'd see on the crank snout of an engine. It has an inertia ring on an elastomer. You can't miss it, it's on the yoke near the u joint up front and its huge. Ford used them on many cars.

Edit here is what the damper yoke looks like

http://www.allfordmustangs.com/techarticles/images/tr018f.jpg

If you don't have this, someone changed your shaft. Plain aluminum P71 shafts (orange stripe in conjunction w/ other colors) would not have this damper either, so no damper does not automaticall mean MMC shaft.
Good 411!
Now I need to crawl my old BFA underneath the car and see what I can see.

[ludwigvan968]

It looks like a smaller version of a harmonic balancer that you'd see on the crank snout of an engine. It has an inertia ring on an elastomer. You can't miss it, it's on the yoke near the u joint up front and its huge. Ford used them on many cars.

Edit here is what the damper yoke looks like

http://www.allfordmustangs.com/techarticles/images/tr018f.jpg

If you don't have this, someone changed your shaft. Plain aluminum P71 shafts (orange stripe in conjunction w/ other colors) would not have this damper either, so no damper does not automaticall mean MMC shaft.

For some reason I can't see the picture.

[RR|Suki]

sold :banana2: