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RE: Fabric joint - Simon Anderson - 04-06-2020
Well after about 1000klms the rubber joint is done again.. must be to much horsepower.... haha.
Was the original joint made of layers of leather? I have tried to search this up with no luck. Anyone know this?
RE: Fabric joint - Dave Mann - 05-06-2020
You are lucky I've had one's bought 10 years ago last between 50 and 750 miles and I gave up and fitted a Hardy Spicer shaft. Whilst another of our car's has done about 10,000 on a coupling bought 20 years ago from Dave Phillips.
RE: Fabric joint - David Stepney - 05-06-2020
I bought a fabric coupling from Seven Workshops 15 months and 6K miles ago, Still going strong with no signs of deterioration.
RE: Fabric joint - Geoff101 - 05-06-2020
It looks like it's been rubbing on the outer circumference doesn't it? Is it catching the tunnel cover?
RE: Fabric joint - Tony Press - 05-06-2020
Is it rubbing on the handbrake adjusting screw ?
RE: Fabric joint - David Cochrane - 06-06-2020
It seems that not all fabric couplings are created equal. The one in Simon's photo seems to only have 3 layers of fabric visible, whereas mine have about 12 layers:
![[Image: Fabric%20coupling%202020.jpg]](https://www.a7c.co.uk/public/Fabric%20coupling%202020.jpg)
RE: Fabric joint - Ruairidh Dunford - 06-06-2020
There used to be a factory that made fabric couplings up here in Glasgow - some years ago it was bought over and all the equipment was moved to the Midlands (I think), where it has sat unused since I understand. Possibly due to nobody knowing how to operate it properly...
RE: Fabric joint - Ian McGowan - 06-06-2020
I have to go along with David C, not all fabric joints are created equal; and even the good ones can't, IMHO, hold a candle to a correctly designed and fitted Hardy Spicer joint - which is the path I eventually took and have no regrets for doing so.
As soon as I looked at the original photo my first thoughts were, "there ain't much fabric in that coupling; it looks like an inadequate, cheap replacement." The ones which David's photo show are identical to joints that I have used in the past - and indeed sourced from A7C - without complaint. No connection other than as a satisfied customer.
The "good" ones look to be made from what we called, when I were a lad, "pit belting" on account of the materials primary use as conveyor belts down coal mines.
RE: Fabric joint - Simon Anderson - 07-06-2020
Thank you David C, I look forward to receiving your fabric joint, the one’s I have had in th past looked nothing like yours.
The past one had clearance all around and no rubbing,
RE: Fabric joint - AustinWood - 07-06-2020
I gave up with fabric couplings as they tend to catch the handbrake. I fitted one of David Cochrane's excellent Hardy Spicer shafts.