I found this video very useful, so many thanks for making it, because I'm about to tackle that very job on my 1972 Spitfire IV. But I would like to remind other viewers that metric and imperial (i.e. UNF threads) spanner sizes (across flats of hexagon) are NOT the same. Almost everything on a Spitfire is UNF, british cars did not go metric until much later. For example, on the Spitfire in this video the 4 bolts attaching each half shaft to the output flange on the diff are 3/8" diameter, and use a spanner that's 9/16" (.562") across the flats. A 14mm spanner as used in the video will be a very tight fit, and unless the nut and bolt is incredibly rust, or your spanner jaws have been spread by constant misuse, you might not be able to get that spanner on them at all. Equally, a 13mm spanner is not the same size as a 1/2" AF spanner, it's a sloppy fit on a 5/16" diameter bolt and it will round off the corners of the hexagon head or suddenly slip off and you'll injure your hand. If you want to work on british cars from the 1950s to 1970s, it's cheap and easy. All you have to do is take yourself to almost any local autojumble where you'll be able to pick up a full set of decent A/F spanners for next to nothing, the seller will probably be glad to get rid of them for a song. Go for a top brand like Britool, Elora or Williams Superslim, their products were well made from top quality steel, and in my lifetime of being being a professional motor mechanic I have NEVER worn one out.
I found this video very useful, so many thanks for making it, because I'm about to tackle that very job on my 1972 Spitfire IV. But I would like to remind other viewers that metric and imperial (i.e. UNF threads) spanner sizes (across flats of hexagon) are NOT the same. Almost everything on a Spitfire is UNF, british cars did not go metric until much later. For example, on the Spitfire in this video the 4 bolts attaching each half shaft to the output flange on the diff are 3/8" diameter, and use a spanner that's 9/16" (.562") across the flats. A 14mm spanner as used in the video will be a very tight fit, and unless the nut and bolt is incredibly rust, or your spanner jaws have been spread by constant misuse, you might not be able to get that spanner on them at all. Equally, a 13mm spanner is not the same size as a 1/2" AF spanner, it's a sloppy fit on a 5/16" diameter bolt and it will round off the corners of the hexagon head or suddenly slip off and you'll injure your hand. If you want to work on british cars from the 1950s to 1970s, it's cheap and easy. All you have to do is take yourself to almost any local autojumble where you'll be able to pick up a full set of decent A/F spanners for next to nothing, the seller will probably be glad to get rid of them for a song. Go for a top brand like Britool, Elora or Williams Superslim, their products were well made from top quality steel, and in my lifetime of being being a professional motor mechanic I have NEVER worn one out.
Great video. Now his might just be US vs UK terms, but in the US we call those axels not driveshafts.
Wish I could hear your voice. Need a better audio system.