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From: GOT@psuvm.BITNET
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: '74 CAPRI PROBLEMS
Message-ID: <1973GOT@psuvm>
Date: Thu, 25-Jul-85 21:04:46 EDT
Article-I.D.: psuvm.1973GOT
Posted: Thu Jul 25 21:04:46 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 28-Jul-85 08:47:11 EDT
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I have had a 1974 Capri for about two years now, i really like the car.
The only problem is that it really likes emptiing my wallet!!  I bought the
car for about $1000 and have already put $1500 into it to keep it on the
road.  I have encountered tons of mechanical problems.
     
One of the most bothersome is the drive  shaft.  Since i bought the car,
i have already put in three drive shafts.  The shafts just keep breaking
at the universal joints.  The shaft is a two piece unit that is not
servicable.  So each time the shaft broke i had to go to the junkyard
to find another.
     
As you may guess i am quit sick of this!  Is there anyone who might know
of a suitable replacment for the Capri's shaft that a little more durable?
My Capri has the Borg-Warner
automatic transmision (i mention this because the splines that go to the
shaft are bigger than those on the standard shift Capri's.)
     
Thanks in advance
                                                Sunil Gupta
                                                GOT@PSUVM