Cardan drive shaft ( with DIN- or spicer flange ) Elbe Elso
Depending on the configurations, the Original Elbe Universal Joint Shafts consist of fork parts, joint crosses, needle- or roller bearings, splined length extension and precision tubing.
Fork parts are made using closed die forgings while joint crosses are made from cold press or closed die forgings. Highly stressed areas of the universal drive shafts are heat treated to obtain an optimum combination of hardness and toughness. Subsequently, joint cross journals and bearing seats are ground to very fine tolerances.
Each fork part is bored to enable mounting of the needle- or roller bearing housings. Hub splines for length extension are broached and the mating external splines are rolled. If it becomes necessary to reduce the sliding force of the splines, they can be coated with a high quality plastic.
