Thread: Fragged U-joint: How Dangerous?
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Old 03-05-2007, 04:27 PM
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Default Myth Buster tested this out
This particular "urban legend" was tested and proven to be true on the TV show Myth Busters. I remember that they used a full size sedan at a moderate speed of 50 mph (as I can best recall). They towed the car and let the drive shaft drop into a "pole vault" style pocket in the road bed. After resolving timing issued and after several trys, they caused the rear end of the car to jump several feet into the air, but not flip over. THe drive shaft did break away from the differential and was driven well into the trunk area.
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